Biblical discourses and the construction of genders and sexualities in contemporary South Africa: A decolonial analysis

The constructions of genders and sexualities in different global spaces continue to be influenced by Christian and imperial ideologies. In Africa, genders and sexualities were (mis)construed by colonial and missionary enterprises, and they continue to be defined according to Eurocentric terms and pe...

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Vydané v:Hervormde teologiese studies Ročník 80; číslo 2; s. 1 - 7
Hlavný autor: Shingange, Themba
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Pretoria AOSIS 29.03.2024
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Predmet:
African
Analysis
Bible
Biblical discourses
Christianity
decoloniality
Decolonization
delink
Gender
genders
Monogamy
Post-apartheid era
Postcolonialism
Religion
sexualities
Sexuality
transformation
South Africa
United Kingdom
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
Biblical discourses
genders
Christianity
sexualities
decoloniality
transformation
delink
African
ISSN:0259-9422, 2072-8050, 2072-8050
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Shrnutí:The constructions of genders and sexualities in different global spaces continue to be influenced by Christian and imperial ideologies. In Africa, genders and sexualities were (mis)construed by colonial and missionary enterprises, and they continue to be defined according to Eurocentric terms and perceptions. This has produced ‘modern sexual repression’. The use of Biblical discourses to construct African genders and sexualities is one way that this repression is mirrored in South Africa. Because of this, African genders and sexualities are marginalised, treated as taboo and depicted as backward and uncivilised, thus, promoting hegemonic heteronormative and monogamous marriages. This article examined how Biblical discourses contributed to this narrative. It further advanced a call for transforming this dominant narrative by engaging theology, gender and sexuality studies and socio-political sciences from the premise of a multidisciplinary epoch. The decolonial motif, with a focus on delinking African genders and sexualities from the Western agenda of sexual repression, serves as the theoretical framework for this research. On the other hand, race, gender and sexuality serve as lenses used to better understand the phenomenon and to explore the use of biblical discourses in this context. Thus, the article makes use of a secondary research approach to carry out this task.ContributionThis article seeks to add to the body of knowledge that endeavours to change the way that biblical discourses are used in South Africa today to construct a narrative that represses non-normative genders and sexualities.
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ISSN:0259-9422
2072-8050
2072-8050
DOI:10.4102/hts.v80i2.8898