Unearthing the Cultural Meanings of Burial Rituals: A Comparative Discourse on the New Testament and amaXhosa Traditions
Burial rituals have historically been cultural reflections which represent belief systems about life, death, and the afterlife, and serve as profound tapestries woven with the threads of existential meaning. In this article, I scrutinise the cultural meanings of burial rituals, comparing the New Tes...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Journal of early Christian history
Year: 2025, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 31-56 |
| RelBib Classification: | BS Traditional African religions CD Christianity and Culture FD Contextual theology HC New Testament KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NCC Social ethics RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
amaXhosa traditions
B burial practices B cultural meaning B New Testament B Symbolic interactionism |
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