The statue debate: Ancestors and ‘mnemonic energy’ in Paul and now

Why do people in South Africa fight over statues – even to the extent of tying themselves to a mere bust? Using insights, especially from Jan Assmann, the study develops the argument that material culture (such as images and statues) provides the social energy that drives the manner in which history...

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Vydáno v:Hervormde teologiese studies Ročník 71; číslo 3; s. 1 - 05
Hlavní autor: Dube, Zorodzai
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Pretoria African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS 28.09.2015
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Reformed Theological College of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Pretoria and Society for Practical Theology in South Africa
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Témata:
Figures of Memory
Identity
Material culture
Memory
Mnemonic Energy
Religion
Sculpture
Statues
Symbols
ISSN:0259-9422, 2072-8050, 2072-8050
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Shrnutí:Why do people in South Africa fight over statues – even to the extent of tying themselves to a mere bust? Using insights, especially from Jan Assmann, the study develops the argument that material culture (such as images and statues) provides the social energy that drives the manner in which history is told, that is, historiography; they provide the ‘silent objects’ with the power to control the public discourse and collective identity. Statues encapsulate all we need to know, inversely, concerning public discourse, particularly, concerning issues pertaining to control, power and class. From this perspective, those who vandalise them may be regarded as contesting public discourse identity and historiography. Insights from this discussion provide parallel discussions, especially, in Galatians where Paul contrasts the image of Abraham with that of Moses – choosing Abraham as the public image that best represents the identity complexity, cosmopolitan and heterogeneous nature that characterises the Hellenistic context.
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ISSN:0259-9422
2072-8050
2072-8050
DOI:10.4102/hts.v71i3.3035