The ambivalence of ritual in violence : Orthodox Christian perspectives

Simion, Marian G.

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dc.contributor.author	Simion, Marian G.
dc.date.accessioned	2017-08-15T10:46:07Z
dc.date.available	2017-08-15T10:46:07Z
dc.date.issued	2017-04-28
dc.description	Dr Simion is participating in the research project, ‘Political Theology’, directed by Dr Tanya van Wyk, Department of Dogmatics and Christian Ethics, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria.	en_ZA
dc.description.abstract	This article demonstrates that ritual plays an ambivalent role in the interaction between religion and violence. Ritual triggers and gives meaning to violence, or it enforces peace and coexistence. The first part of the article defines the ambivalence of ritual in the context of violence. The second part surveys standard rituals of peace and violence from Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The third part focuses on the ambivalent nature of Orthodox Christian rituals.	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Dogmatics and Christian Ethics	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	am2017	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://www.hts.org.za	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Simion, M.G., 2017, ‘The ambivalence of ritual in violence: Orthodox Christian perspectives’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 73(3), a4526. https://DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v73i3.4526.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.4102/hts.v73i3.4526
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/61656
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	AOSIS Open Journals	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2017. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Rituals	en_ZA
dc.subject	Religion	en_ZA
dc.subject	Violence	en_ZA
dc.subject	Orthodox Christian	en_ZA
dc.title	The ambivalence of ritual in violence : Orthodox Christian perspectives	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA