Anxious tribalism and the loss of the metanarrative seen in Daniel Everett’s mission amongst the Pirahã

This article works with the notion of “tribal anxiety” as being a concern over the maintenance of an overarching story and a pressure that causes new identity to emerge. It considers the loss of metanarrative in both the message of the Christian gospel and in its vehicle of universal grammar. The im...

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Auteur principal: Worsley, Howard (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage [2017]
Dans: Missiology
Année: 2017, Volume: 45, Numéro: 2, Pages: 169-179
Classifications IxTheo:KBR Amérique Latine
RJ Mission
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Verlag)
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Résumé:This article works with the notion of “tribal anxiety” as being a concern over the maintenance of an overarching story and a pressure that causes new identity to emerge. It considers the loss of metanarrative in both the message of the Christian gospel and in its vehicle of universal grammar. The impact of this loss is considered by considering Daniel Everett’s encounter with the Pirahã. Anxious tribalism seen in the challenged Christian constructs of Everett is discussed in relation to the larger tribe (the missional perspectives of Everett). The apparent lack of anxious tribalism is discussed in terms of the unchallenged constructs of the smaller tribe (the Pirahã). The linguistic and theological issues arising for missiology are discussed.
ISSN:2051-3623
Contient:Enthalten in: Missiology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0091829616685353