When culture clashes with individual human rights: A practical theological reflection on the dignity of widows
This article discusses the nature of human beings (men and women) as an egalitarian one even beyond cultural expectations. It argues against some cultural practices on women, especially widows, which claim supremacy and bind the widows to its ritual processes among the Tsonga people. It stresses the...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Univ.
[2017]
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Verbum et ecclesia
Year: 2017, Volume: 38, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-5 |
IxTheo Classification: | KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NBE Anthropology NCA Ethics |
Further subjects: | B
Practical Theology
B Widows |
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