'Rituals of resistance, weapons of the weak': Toward an African Pentecostal transformative Holy Communion Missiology

'Rituals of resistance, weapons of the weak': Toward an African Pentecostal transformative Holy Communion Missiology

The article defines symbolic inversion as transgressive behaviour which most traditional Zambian societies reenacted in the ritual context as a dynamic cultural form. It argues for critical reclamation and reconstitution of symbolic resistance dimension of Ndembu ritual (people of North-west Zambia)...

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Main Author: C. J. Kaunda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2016-12-01
Series:Theologia Viatorum
Subjects:
paogz
holy communion missiology
symbolic inversion
weapons of the weak
Online Access:https://theologiaviatorum.org/index.php/tv/article/view/10
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spelling doaj-76c76771c4814e58921c36dc414bb3732020-11-25T03:46:28ZengAOSISTheologia Viatorum0378-41422664-29802016-12-014028410110.4102/tv.v40i2.104'Rituals of resistance, weapons of the weak': Toward an African Pentecostal transformative Holy Communion MissiologyC. J. Kaunda0University of South AfricaThe article defines symbolic inversion as transgressive behaviour which most traditional Zambian societies reenacted in the ritual context as a dynamic cultural form. It argues for critical reclamation and reconstitution of symbolic resistance dimension of Ndembu ritual (people of North-west Zambia) to construct transformative Holy Communion missiology within Pentecostal Assemblies of God in Zambia (PAOG-Z). The symbolic resistance of Ndembu ritual seems to have potential to give fresh perspective on how Holy Communion could function as mundus inversus (world-upside-down)- a way of resisting negative prevailing social order. Finally some contours for Holy Communion Missiology are suggested on methodological and practical level to help the community of faith refocus its Holy Communion performances to resisting anti-life and death-dealing forces.https://theologiaviatorum.org/index.php/tv/article/view/10paogzholy communion missiologysymbolic inversionweapons of the weak
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'Rituals of resistance, weapons of the weak': Toward an African Pentecostal transformative Holy Communion Missiology
Theologia Viatorum
paogz
holy communion missiology
symbolic inversion
weapons of the weak
author_facet C. J. Kaunda
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title 'Rituals of resistance, weapons of the weak': Toward an African Pentecostal transformative Holy Communion Missiology
title_short 'Rituals of resistance, weapons of the weak': Toward an African Pentecostal transformative Holy Communion Missiology
title_full 'Rituals of resistance, weapons of the weak': Toward an African Pentecostal transformative Holy Communion Missiology
title_fullStr 'Rituals of resistance, weapons of the weak': Toward an African Pentecostal transformative Holy Communion Missiology
title_full_unstemmed 'Rituals of resistance, weapons of the weak': Toward an African Pentecostal transformative Holy Communion Missiology
title_sort 'rituals of resistance, weapons of the weak': toward an african pentecostal transformative holy communion missiology
publisher AOSIS
series Theologia Viatorum
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2664-2980
publishDate 2016-12-01
description The article defines symbolic inversion as transgressive behaviour which most traditional Zambian societies reenacted in the ritual context as a dynamic cultural form. It argues for critical reclamation and reconstitution of symbolic resistance dimension of Ndembu ritual (people of North-west Zambia) to construct transformative Holy Communion missiology within Pentecostal Assemblies of God in Zambia (PAOG-Z). The symbolic resistance of Ndembu ritual seems to have potential to give fresh perspective on how Holy Communion could function as mundus inversus (world-upside-down)- a way of resisting negative prevailing social order. Finally some contours for Holy Communion Missiology are suggested on methodological and practical level to help the community of faith refocus its Holy Communion performances to resisting anti-life and death-dealing forces.
topic paogz
holy communion missiology
symbolic inversion
weapons of the weak
url https://theologiaviatorum.org/index.php/tv/article/view/10
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