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Spirit of the land : politics, memory, and the sacred in South African land claims
Bibliography: leaves 224-242.
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/9968 Spirit of the land : politics, memory, and the sacred in South African land claims Stites, Elizabeth Howland Chidester, David Religious Studies Bibliography: leaves 224-242. This thesis examines the role of sacred space in people's attachment to land, analysing the ways in which people create sacred space through labour, ritual, myth, and memory. Three case studies explore the human interpretation of the sacred through the history and politics of land acquisition and dispossession. While providing historical background and legal analysis of forced removals, evictions, and relocations, the thesis calls attention to the role of religion in South African land claims. Although the people in these case studies believe that returning to their original land will materially improve their lives, their main concern is to reconnect with their alienated sacred space. This study explores the changing nature of the sacred and its formulative role in shaping and informing peopIe's identities and memories. 2014-12-11T20:55:20Z 2014-12-11T20:55:20Z 1999 Master Thesis Masters MA http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9968 eng application/pdf Department of Religious Studies Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
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| title | Spirit of the land : politics, memory, and the sacred in South African land claims |
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