Burning incense for a focus group discussion : acquiring a spirituality of liminality for doing liturgical research in an African context from an emic perspective

dc.contributor.authorWepener, Cas
dc.contributor.emailcas.wepener@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-12T11:45:40Z
dc.date.issued2015-11
dc.description.abstractIn this article the author critically reflects on his experiences while conducting qualitative liturgical research in local communities in South Africa. After a brief sketch of the context and introducing his approach, three types of examples are presented and reflected upon critically. In conclusion, an argument is presented for a specific kind of spirituality that is needed in order to undertake ethnographic-style participatory observation for liturgical research on African soil, namely a spirituality of liminality. For a researcher who is not a member of the tradition and culture in which the research is being conducted, this spirituality of liminality is necessary in order to develop an emic perspective without defining the people whose worshipping tradition is being researched as ‘other’. This spirituality of liminality is an important characteristic for a researcher who engages in qualitative ethnographic-style liturgical research in a postcolonial context.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractZusammenfassung: In diesem Artikel reflektiert der Autor kritisch auf seine Erfahrung von qualitativer liturgischer Forschung in Gemeinden in Südafrika. Nach einer kurzen Beschreibung des Kontextes und einer Einführung der Vorgehensweise werden drei Beispiele vorgestellt und kritisch betrachtet. Der Autor kommt zu dem Schluss, dass eine besondere Art von Spiritualität notwendig ist für ethnographische teilnehmende Beobachtung für liturgische Forschung in Afrika, nämlich eine Spiritualität der Liminalität. Dies ist notwendig für Forscher, die nicht der beforschten Tradition und Kultur angehören, um eine emische Perspektive erlangen, ohne die Teilnehmer der beforschten Gottesdiensttradition als ‚Andere‘ zu definieren. Diese Spiritualität der Liminalität ist ein wichtiges Merkmal von Forschern bei der Durchführung von qualitativer, ethnographischer Liturgieforschung in postkolonialen Kontexten.en_ZA
dc.description.embargo2016-11-30
dc.description.librarianhb2015en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ijpten_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWepener, C 2015, 'Burning incense for a focus group discussion : acquiring a spirituality of liminality for doing liturgical research in an African context from an emic perspective', International Journal of Practical Theology, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 271-291.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1430-6921 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1612-9768 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1515/ijpt-2014-0036
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/51350
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherDe Gruyteren_ZA
dc.rights© 2015 Walter de Gruyteren_ZA
dc.subjectFocus group discussion (FGD)en_ZA
dc.subjectAfrican contexten_ZA
dc.subjectLiturgical researchen_ZA
dc.subjectEmic perspectiveen_ZA
dc.subjectBurning incense
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectAfrican soil
dc.subjectWorship
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-03
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dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-11
dc.subject.otherSDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-15
dc.subject.otherSDG-15: Life on land
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.otherSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.titleBurning incense for a focus group discussion : acquiring a spirituality of liminality for doing liturgical research in an African context from an emic perspectiveen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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