Exploring ubuntu discourse in South Africa: Loss, liminality and hope

This article explores the current state of the social value of ubuntu. The notion of ubuntu seems to offer possibilities for nation building and social cohesion in post-Apartheid South Africa.However, this is contested by scholars who argue that the concept is vague and open to abuse.Interviews reve...

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Subtitles:Ubuntu, sub-edited by Julian C. Müller and Wilhelm van Deventer
Main Author: Eliastam, John L. B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. [2015]
In: Verbum et ecclesia
Year: 2015, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-8
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
NBE Anthropology
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Ubuntu discourse
B Social Values
B Social Cohesion
B South Africa
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