Confronting xenophobia in South Africa and the concept of foreigner in Deuteronomy as an act of ‘othering’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12856478 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Doniwen Pietersen (0000-0002-3050-589X, University of the Free State, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-13 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Verbum et Ecclesia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1609-9982 • E-ISSN: 2074-7705 |
| Publisher | AOSIS (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.4102/ve.v43i1.2608 |
| OpenAlex | W4306392725 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article explored the theme of xenophobia and ‘othering’ (violently targeting African immigrants in particular) as a complex and highly relevant theme in South Africa in order to move towards addressing it for the sake of unity in Africa. This research article has adopted a sociological lens that critically examines the issue of xenophobia within a 21st-century South African context. It then considers Deuteronomy and its context from a literary approach to understand how the book deals with ethnic exclusion, also known as xenophobia. South Africa, because of its history, has seen xenophobic sentiments manifest themselves in a particularly violent manner in its short democratic history. Xenophobic violence is seen as an ever-present fibre built into the make-up of South African culture, which is always ready to spill over and negatively impact society. Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This article critically engages the topic of xenophobia and frames it around the theme of other and/or othering others. It then evaluates how the book of Deuteronomy and how the 21st-century African, particularly South African, have misappropriated the issue of immigrants. An African hermeneutic has been implored to explore all this
Context (archaeology · Criminology · Democracy · Environmental ethics · Immigration · Political science · Politics · Racism · Sociology · Theme (computing · Xenophobia · African cultural and philosophical studies · Gender Studies · History · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Philosophy · South African History and Culture
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |