BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.6.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Zurich TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:19810329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:19961027T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news164@ethnologie.philhist.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20200921T170858 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20201007T161500 SUMMARY:Religiosity in Everyday Life and the Experience of Church Services in north-central Namibia: A comparative Ethnography of Anglican and charis matic-Pentecostal Churches in Oukwanyama DESCRIPTION:If you would like to join the Zoom session\, please contact s.b urri@unibas.ch [https://ethnologie.philhist.unibas.ch/de/aktuelles/veranst altungen/details/].The presentation revolves around the interest for two d istinct forms of religious experience: On the one hand\, the liturgically more strictly framed services of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa (s pecifically the services of St. Mary in Odibo and St. Michael in Katutura) \; on the other\, the eventful services of a charismatic-Pentecostal congr egation in Oshikango\, the True Gospel of Salvation whose services stress spiritual inspiration and deliverance.Three people\, their lives and lifew orlds as well as their motivations of visiting these services\, stand in t he center of attention: Ileni\, seeking employment and a way of supporting his family\; Ndinah\, joining the True Gospel of Salvation in her search of healing and a more promising future\; and fr. Ngube\, a thriving Anglic an priest\, who in his services combines many of the older traits of Angli can liturgy with newer ways of worshiping.Thus\, the topics of healing and spiritual affliction appear closely intertwined with the many insecuritie s and existential risks – as well as the successful moments – of moder n Namibian life.Familial belonging\, personal identity\, and financial pro spects may provide insights into the need for and the benefits of ritual p articipation\, often enabling personal transformation. It is ritual and a Christian way of life that for these three people shapes their world and t he various kinds of existential possibilities they\, as a person\, may com e to live therein. X-ALT-DESC:

If you would like to join the Zoom session\, please contact s.burri@unibas.ch.

The presentation revolves ar ound the interest for two distinct forms of religious experience: On the o ne hand\, the liturgically more strictly framed services of the Anglican C hurch of Southern Africa (specifically the services of St. Mary in Odibo a nd St. Michael in Katutura)\; on the other\, the eventful services of a ch arismatic-Pentecostal congregation in Oshikango\, the True Gospel of Salva tion whose services stress spiritual inspiration and deliverance.
Thr ee people\, their lives and lifeworlds as well as their motivations of vis iting these services\, stand in the center of attention: Ileni\, seeking e mployment and a way of supporting his family\; Ndinah\, joining the True G ospel of Salvation in her search of healing and a more promising future\; and fr. Ngube\, a thriving Anglican priest\, who in his services combines many of the older traits of Anglican liturgy with newer ways of worshiping .
Thus\, the topics of healing and spiritual affliction appear closel y intertwined with the many insecurities and existential risks – as well as the successful moments – of modern Namibian life.Familial belonging\ , personal identity\, and financial prospects may provide insights into th e need for and the benefits of ritual participation\, often enabling perso nal transformation. It is ritual and a Christian way of life that for thes e three people shapes their world and the various kinds of existential pos sibilities they\, as a person\, may come to live therein.

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