Jesus : the infected healer and infectious community - liminality and creative rituals in the Jesus community in view of COVID-19

Using theories in medical anthropology, especially the ideas inspired by Hector Avalos and George Foster, the study explains three activities associated with the early Christian healthcare system: (1) touching infectious people, (2) hospitality towards possibly infectious people and (3) the practice...

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Published in:	Hervormde teologiese studies Vol. 76; no. 1; pp. 1 - 6
Main Author:	Dube, Zorodzai
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pretoria AOSIS 2020 African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
Subjects:	Christianity Communitas Coronaviruses COVID-19 Diseases Epidemics Greece Health aspects Health care infection Infectious diseases Jesus Christ Jewish healthcare Labelling Marginalisation Medical research New Testament Nutton, Vivian Religious movements Rites & ceremonies Rites, ceremonies and celebrations South Africa Greece South Africa Africa
ISSN:	0259-9422, 2072-8050
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