Afrikaners and the Boundaries of Faith in Post-Apartheid South Africa

This book examines the shifting moral and spiritual lives of white Afrikaners in South Africa after apartheid. It will be of interest to scholars of religious and cultural anthropology and African studies.

List of contents

Introduction: Mixed Blessings, 1. The Afrikaners and Their Church, 2. Performing Whiteness, 3. Cracked Laer, 4. The Changing Religious Scene in Stellenbosch, 5. Madams and Masters of Magic, 6. "We Kept Everything, and We Changed Everything" Conclusion: South African Miracles

About the author

Annika Björnsdotter Teppo is Associate Professor at the Department of Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology at Uppsala University, Sweden. Dr. Teppo has also been granted the title of docent (Associate Professor) in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

Summary

This book examines the shifting moral and spiritual lives of white Afrikaners in South Africa after apartheid. It will be of interest to scholars of religious and cultural anthropology and African studies.

Product details

• Authors: Annika Bjoernsdotter Teppo, Annika Björnsdotter Teppo
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9781032028699
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3202869-9
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Routledge Contemporary South Africa
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; RELIGION / General, Anthropology, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Regional Studies, Religious ethics, Regional / International studies, Society and culture: general, Regional Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Eclectic & Esoteric Religions & Belief Systems, Eclectic and esoteric religions and belief systems, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies