Wassermann, Johannes Michiel2022-10-052022-10-052021Wassermann, J. 2021, 'Spirituality and the memorialisation of the dead of the Durban concentration camps during the South African war (1899-1902) – a micro history', Pharos Journal of Theology, vol. 102, no. 1, pp. 1-11, doi : 10.46222/pharosjot.102.118.2414-3324 (online)10.46222/pharosjot.102.118https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/87530In this article, the spirituality and the memorialisation of the dead of the Durban Concentration Camps during the South African War (1899-1902) are analysed diachronically. As a study in micro-history, primary and secondary sources were used. Four clear memorialisation events were recognised: external British Imperial memorisation by means of obelisks that spiritually honoured Empire; Afrikaner Christian Nationalist memorisation that celebrated symbolic victory over the British Empire; rededication of the memorials in the inclusive spirit of the ‘new’ South Africa; and the partial abandonment of physical memorisation for remembering and honouring the dead in a virtual world. Each of these events offered its own seen and unseen forms of spirituality and understanding.en© 2021 Open Access/Author/s.South African WarConcentration campsSpiritualityMemorialisationMicro historyArticle