The body as strategy of power in religious discourse

The objective of this article is to consider the body as a means through which access may be, gained into a better understanding of a culture and the processes involved in the formation and changes within cultures. Owing to the rhetoricity of the body, the body may function as an agent of change. Th...

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Main Author: Vorster, Johannes N. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: NTWSA 1997
In: Neotestamentica
Year: 1997, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 389-411
Further subjects:B Rhetoricity of the body
B Religious Discourse
B Strategy of power
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Summary:The objective of this article is to consider the body as a means through which access may be, gained into a better understanding of a culture and the processes involved in the formation and changes within cultures. Owing to the rhetoricity of the body, the body may function as an agent of change. This point of departure is illustrated by examples from early Christianity and from the official journal of the Dutch Reformed Church during 1991-1995.
ISSN:2518-4628
Contains:Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.10520/AJA2548356_583