Following Jesus the Clown
Based on the author’s autobiography of hyphenated identities, the article attempts to compare cross-culturally two clown figures: the Javanese Semar and the Christian Jesus. Both figures demonstrate that a clown must live in their total otherness, perform both social critique and solidarity, and tak...
| Published in: | Theology today |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Sage Publ.
2013
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| In: |
Theology today
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| Further subjects: | B
Javanese
B Jesus B Marginal B Centrality B Semar B Clown |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | Based on the author’s autobiography of hyphenated identities, the article attempts to compare cross-culturally two clown figures: the Javanese Semar and the Christian Jesus. Both figures demonstrate that a clown must live in their total otherness, perform both social critique and solidarity, and take the risk to be a victim and healer. Finally, the church must become a community of clowns in order to be faithful to Jesus the Clown. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040573612463027 |