A discourse analysis of bereavement rituals in a Tshivenda speaking community : African Christian and traditional African perceptions

A discourse analysis of bereavement rituals in a Tshivenda speaking community : African Christian and traditional African perceptions

The aim of this project was to identify discourses of traditional African and African Christian women in a Tshivenda speaking community regarding the bereavement rituals performed after the death of a husband. Six focus groups were held with women who had lost their husbands to death. The verbal dat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Radzilani, Makondelele Sarah
Other Authors: Dr J G van Schalkwyk
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Death
Religion
Culture
Social constructionis paradigm
Bereavement rituals
African christian
Traditional african
Discourse analysis
Perceptions
Women
UCTD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28564
Radzilani MS 2010, A discourse analysis of bereavement rituals in a Tshivenda speaking community : African Christian and traditional African perceptions, DPhil thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28564 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10092010-131251/

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28564
Radzilani MS 2010, A discourse analysis of bereavement rituals in a Tshivenda speaking community : African Christian and traditional African perceptions, DPhil thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28564 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10092010-131251/

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