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Overcoming Self-Negation

by Turner Carlton Turner

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: Pickwick Publications
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.2 cm

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Bearing in mind the complex and multiple legacies of slavery and colonialism, particularly as they present themselves in the African Caribbean, Turner addresses what he sees as a fundamental but underexplored phenomenon: Self-Negation. He defines this as the tendency for persons living in the aftermath of slavery and colonialism to ""not"" like themselves, or to live with a dissonance in their identity. This problem is particularly seen in the relationship between the Church and African indigenous religious heritages within the region. Using the Bahamas as the site for qualitative research and theological reflection, he explores the complex relationship between the Church and Junkanoo, an African Caribbean street festival. Whilst Bahamians eagerly participate in both spheres, it is the common belief that Church is sacred and Junkanoo is secular, and the two should never mix. Turner theorizes that the theological root of the issue is the kinds of colonial hermeneutics that still inform church and cultural practices. Whilst Self-Negation is perpetuated by a hermeneutic of dichotomy, Turner proposes a counter, a hermeneutic of embrace, that takes African indigenous cultural heritages seriously and brings wholeness to the kinds of religious and cultural identities within postcolonial and post-slavery societies.
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  • Author

    Turner Carlton Turner

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Pickwick Publications

  • Published

    October 2020

  • Weight

    418g

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.2 cm

  • ISBN

    9781532687013

  • ISBN-10

    153268701X

  • Eden Code

    5506975

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