Cultural Interpretation as a Theological Task in Northeast India
Recently, there have been attempts to develop contextual (tribal) Bible reading. While giving priority to these efforts, there appears to be neglect for the cultural interpretation of tribal communities in Northeast India. In light of this reality, as an exegete, I would argue that there is a need t...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
Transformation
Anno: 2024, Volume: 41, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 71-82 |
| Notazioni IxTheo: | BB Religioni indigene (religioni di gruppi etnici) CC Cristianesimo; religione non cristiana; relazioni interreligiose FD Teologia contestuale HA Bibbia KAH Età moderna KAJ Età contemporanea KBM Asia RJ Missione |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
theological task
B confessing community B Tangkhul B Cultural interpretation B northeast India B Culture |
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| Riepilogo: | Recently, there have been attempts to develop contextual (tribal) Bible reading. While giving priority to these efforts, there appears to be neglect for the cultural interpretation of tribal communities in Northeast India. In light of this reality, as an exegete, I would argue that there is a need to learn to interpret culture to relevantly interpret and translate the text in each context/society. As a case in point of cultural interpretation, an attempt will be made to read the presence and emergence of the Tangkhul confessing community as a text analogue and also as a point of reference for reading-interpreting culture. |
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| ISSN: | 1759-8931 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Transformation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/02653788231223633 |
