Johannes N Vorster
Biographic Data
| ID | 5669911 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Johannes N Vorster |
| GIVEN NAMES | Johannes N |
| FAMILY NAME | Vorster |
| SIGNATURE | VORSTER J N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Africa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Exploring Bodily and Spatial Rhetoric in the De Opificio Dei of Lactantius
In the construction of spatiality, “partitioning” (as Foucault would have it), or the formation of the “enclosure,” allows not only for the production of an object of knowledge, but prompted by the regulative procedures of a social order, also invests spaces with an almost inherent valorisation. The relations of power active in the production of demarcated space, not only allows for the disciplined production of knowledge within the boundaries of…
Spaces Vying for Power
Utilising insights from Jonathan Z. Smith, Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu and Judith Butler, it is argued that the academic study of religion has shifted from a rhetoric of autonomy to a rhetoric of spatiality. If religion as object of enquiry is seen as discursive practice, it cannot be reduced to a particular space which contributes to the problematisation of any definition thereof. On the other hand, as discursive practice it is constituted …
Androgyny and Early Christianity
The fusion of two sexes into one body has often been interpreted as symbolising humankind's yearning for unity, harmony and equality. Studies of early Christianity have 'discovered' in the imagery of the androgynous being a possibility for resisting the prevailing phallocratic Graeco-Roman culture, thereby portraying the first steps toward an egalitarian community. This article contests this 'discovery' and it is argued that the imagery of androg…
‘And God Became Human’
Relocation implies recontextualisation. If the academic study of religion is to exploit its full potential, it needs to engage in conversation operating with similar terminologies. In this article it is argued that a critical awareness be developed for totalising terminologies; vestiges from a confessional or theological approach, that a sensitivity should be cultivated which could move away from a sui generis attitude. Guidelines for such a conv…
The Blood of the Female Martyrs as the Sperm of the Early Church1
To what extent did early Christian martyr stories function as empowering the female body and contributing to an independent view of her 'self' and 'identity'? In the light of claims made, often motivated by political correctness, that certain early Christian traditions acknowledged, appreciated and promoted woman's agency in Graeco-Roman social interaction, it is argued that if the notion of a 'regulatory body' is taken into consideration, early …
The Blood of Female Martyrs as the Sperm of the Early Church1
To what extent did early Christian martyr stories function as empowering the female body and contributing to an independent view of her 'self' and 'identity'? In the light of claims, often motivated by political correctness, that certain early Christian traditions acknowledged, appreciated and promoted woman's agency in Graeco-Roman social interaction, it is argued that if the notion of a 'regulatory body' is taken into consideration, early Chris…
N Politieke tegnologie van die vroeê Christen se gepynigde liggaam
The early Christian martyr is usually only seen in terms of testimony or witness. It is argued that a political technology of the body enables us to see the manner in which the pained body of the early Christian martyr functioned as a space upon which political strategies for the empowerment of interested parties were enacted
Religious Topoi and South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission
The role of religious language in the activities of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is analysed in this study. The (Christian) religious rhetoric is a limiting factor with regard to the possibilities and/or contribution of the TRC by fashioning a dichotomising discourse and terminology. It also imposes constraints, visible in the TRC's dealings with concepts such as truth, responsibility and causation. This discourse is, furthermore, an a…
The Rhetoric of Religion Within 'the Ruins of the University'
The objective of the article is to legitimise studies concerned with religion within a radically changed perspective on the university. It is argued that if studies concerning religion are located in an interactional philosophy of meaning instead of continuing in an objectivistic philosophy of meaning, they participate naturally in disciplinary conversations conducted in a university set upon social engagement. Both the field ofreligion and the u…
Creatures creating creators
In the current uncertainty prevailing in the social and human sciences, rhetoric has achieved epistemic status. The article proposes that a radical theory of rhetoric, following in the wake of Kenneth Burke and emphasising rhetoric as the creation and use of symbols to induce cooperation, can be of value to studies in religion
Androgyny and Early Christianity
The fusion of two sexes into one body has often been interpreted as symbolising humankind's yearning for unity, harmony and equality. Studies of early Christianity have 'discovered' in the imagery of the androgynous being a possibility for resisting the prevailing phallocratic Graeco-Roman culture, thereby portraying the first steps toward an egalitarian community. This article contests this 'discovery' and it is argued that the imagery of androg…
Creatures creating creators
In the current uncertainty prevailing in the social and human sciences, rhetoric has achieved epistemic status. The article proposes that a radical theory of rhetoric, following in the wake of Kenneth Burke and emphasising rhetoric as the creation and use of symbols to induce cooperation, can be of value to studies in religion
The Rhetoric of Religion Within 'the Ruins of the University'
The objective of the article is to legitimise studies concerned with religion within a radically changed perspective on the university. It is argued that if studies concerning religion are located in an interactional philosophy of meaning instead of continuing in an objectivistic philosophy of meaning, they participate naturally in disciplinary conversations conducted in a university set upon social engagement. Both the field ofreligion and the u…
Religious Topoi and South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission
The role of religious language in the activities of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is analysed in this study. The (Christian) religious rhetoric is a limiting factor with regard to the possibilities and/or contribution of the TRC by fashioning a dichotomising discourse and terminology. It also imposes constraints, visible in the TRC's dealings with concepts such as truth, responsibility and causation. This discourse is, furthermore, an a…
N Politieke tegnologie van die vroeê Christen se gepynigde liggaam
The early Christian martyr is usually only seen in terms of testimony or witness. It is argued that a political technology of the body enables us to see the manner in which the pained body of the early Christian martyr functioned as a space upon which political strategies for the empowerment of interested parties were enacted
The Blood of Female Martyrs as the Sperm of the Early Church1
To what extent did early Christian martyr stories function as empowering the female body and contributing to an independent view of her 'self' and 'identity'? In the light of claims, often motivated by political correctness, that certain early Christian traditions acknowledged, appreciated and promoted woman's agency in Graeco-Roman social interaction, it is argued that if the notion of a 'regulatory body' is taken into consideration, early Chris…
The Blood of the Female Martyrs as the Sperm of the Early Church1
To what extent did early Christian martyr stories function as empowering the female body and contributing to an independent view of her 'self' and 'identity'? In the light of claims made, often motivated by political correctness, that certain early Christian traditions acknowledged, appreciated and promoted woman's agency in Graeco-Roman social interaction, it is argued that if the notion of a 'regulatory body' is taken into consideration, early …
‘And God Became Human’
Relocation implies recontextualisation. If the academic study of religion is to exploit its full potential, it needs to engage in conversation operating with similar terminologies. In this article it is argued that a critical awareness be developed for totalising terminologies; vestiges from a confessional or theological approach, that a sensitivity should be cultivated which could move away from a sui generis attitude. Guidelines for such a conv…
Androgyny and Early Christianity
The fusion of two sexes into one body has often been interpreted as symbolising humankind's yearning for unity, harmony and equality. Studies of early Christianity have 'discovered' in the imagery of the androgynous being a possibility for resisting the prevailing phallocratic Graeco-Roman culture, thereby portraying the first steps toward an egalitarian community. This article contests this 'discovery' and it is argued that the imagery of androg…
Spaces Vying for Power
Utilising insights from Jonathan Z. Smith, Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu and Judith Butler, it is argued that the academic study of religion has shifted from a rhetoric of autonomy to a rhetoric of spatiality. If religion as object of enquiry is seen as discursive practice, it cannot be reduced to a particular space which contributes to the problematisation of any definition thereof. On the other hand, as discursive practice it is constituted …
Exploring Bodily and Spatial Rhetoric in the De Opificio Dei of Lactantius
In the construction of spatiality, “partitioning” (as Foucault would have it), or the formation of the “enclosure,” allows not only for the production of an object of knowledge, but prompted by the regulative procedures of a social order, also invests spaces with an almost inherent valorisation. The relations of power active in the production of demarcated space, not only allows for the disciplined production of knowledge within the boundaries of…
Philosophy (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Political science (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Religious studies (7 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · History of religions (6 works) · Theology (6 works) · Aesthetics (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works)