The social impact of religious communities : the case of the Huguenots in South Africa
Date
2013
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Stellenbosch University
Abstract
This paper takes a brief look at the history of the Huguenots in South Africa as an example of the social impact of religious communities. Arnold van Gennep and Victor turner’s theory of liminality is utilised to structure the paper as a discussion of three phases of history, namely separation, liminality, and aggregation. The paper concludes with some remarks concerning the relationship between power and religion.
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CITATION: Cilliers, J. 2013. The social impact of religious communities : the case of the Huguenots in South Africa. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, 54(3-4):1-11, doi:10.5952/54-3-4-371.
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The original publication is available at http://ngtt.journals.ac.za
Keywords
Communities -- Religious aspects -- Christianity, Huguenots -- South Africa
Citation
Cilliers, J. 2013. The social impact of religious communities : the case of the Huguenots in South Africa. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, 54(3-4):1-11, doi:10.5952/54-3-4-371.