The value of anthropology for missiological engagements with context: The case of witch accusations
This article reviews an earlier history where anthropology came to be valued as playing a significant role within missiological education, and considers the more recent partial decline of professional anthropology within missiological institutions. It calls for a revaluing of anthropology for what i...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Sage
2015
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Missiology
Anno: 2015, Volume: 43, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 27-42 |
| Notazioni IxTheo: | CD Cristianesimo; cultura NBE Antropologia RF Catechetica RJ Missione |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
World Christianity
B witchcraft accusations B anthropology and missiology B Contextualization |
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| Riepilogo: | This article reviews an earlier history where anthropology came to be valued as playing a significant role within missiological education, and considers the more recent partial decline of professional anthropology within missiological institutions. It calls for a revaluing of anthropology for what it contributes to missiology and contextual theology. To illustrate the sorts of strength that anthropology brings to missiology, the article examines the old anthropological topic of witchcraft accusations, a topic that turns out to be remarkably contemporary because of its significant revitalized presence in churches in major regions of the world. The article considers contemporary dynamics where church leaders themselves participate in witch accusations, and attempts to showcase the sorts of considerations that an anthropological approach contributes to missiology. |
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| ISSN: | 2051-3623 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Missiology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0091829614553541 |