Diss.--Berlin, 1991. / Glossaire p. 226-229. Bibliogr. p. 219-225.

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Le contenu de cette thèse est commandé par son intitulé même qui exige de balayer autant que possible l’histoire de la liturgie chrétienne autour de quelques idées-forces. Nous avons ainsi découvert que, de son origine au cours de la dernière Cène ainsi que dans sa formation et son expansion par la suite, la liturgie chrétienne a été modelée par divers facteurs. On remarque, là où il a connu un succès franc et pérenne, que le christianisme se caractérise par une réelle transculturalité, sa capacité de s’adapter aux diverses cultures qu’il rencontrait, avec, dès ses origines, un pluralisme liturgique et, même, différentes familles liturgiques, s’appuyant sur les différentes cultures. Si en Occident, cette logique s’est réalisée au point où la liturgie a fait un avec les cultures des peuples et même de devenir la culture de ces peuples et sociétés, christianisme et chrétienté étant identifiés à Occident, elle ne fut pas toujours respectée en pays de mission où la liturgie occidentale fut imposée sans considération de spécificités culturelles locales. Pour remédier à cette situation, le Concile Vatican II prescrit que l’évangélisation et la liturgie s’adaptent aux valeurs et génies des différents peuples pour véritablement les pénétrer en profondeur. De l’axe central de cette thèse il découle donc ce triple constat selon lequel l’histoire de la liturgie s’est orientée par rapport à la pratique ou au rejet de l’inculturation : Une première période où, né dans la culture juive, le christianisme en a été l’une des expressions mais a pu s’incarner positivement dans les différentes cultures des peuples d’Occident. Une deuxième période où les théologies et méthodes missionnaires ont ignoré la nécessité de l’inculturation, avec un bilan mitigé et, même, plutôt déficitaire sur le plan de l’évangélisation. Une dernière période où à la faveur des réformes du concile Vatican II, la théologie de l’inculturation est élaborée et systématisée, ce qui a permis l’émergence de rites africains, notamment le rite zaïrois Tout en demeurant dans la famille liturgique romaine, ces rites ont leurs caractéristiques qui reflètent et intègrent les valeurs traditionnelles africaines, avec une liturgie et, finalement, un christianisme, qui prend un vrai sens aux yeux des peuples. / As its title suggests, this thesis aims at surveying the whole history of the Christian liturgy, organizing its content around a few key ideas. We have found that, from its inception during the Last Supper and throughout its historical development, the Christian Liturgy has been shaped by several factors. It is to be noted that whenever Christianity made a successful and lasting impact, it was due to its transcultural ability to adapt to the diverse cultural environments it wished to integrate. From its origins, it was characterized by liturgical pluralism and even by different liturgical traditions anchored in different cultures. In western societies, this principle was followed so strictly that the Christian liturgy became associated with western cultures and peoples and, eventually, came to be identified with them. Yet missionaries often failed to apply this principle to other countries where they imposed western liturgy taking no account of local customs. As a remedy, Vatican II decided that cultural and local specificity should be taken into account by missionaries to add depth to their ministry. The triple axis of the thesis is therefore based on the historical development of the Christian liturgy along pragmatic and inculturation lines: A first phase when, arising from its Jewish culture, Christianity spread to the West and integrated western cultures and peoples positively. A second phase when missionaries’ methods and theologies disregarded cultural specificity, with uncertain, or rather negative, results in evangelical terms. A third phase, in the wake of Vatican II, which favoured systematic inculturation, enabling the emergence of African rituals such as the Zairian rite. While grounded in the Roman liturgical tradition, these rites were moulded by traditional African values making the liturgy, and Christianity as a whole, more meaningful to these peoples.

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published_or_final_version / Comparative Asian Studies / Master / Master of Arts

A descriptive study concerning the Navajo Puberty Ceremony for girls, the Kinaalda', examined the extent of the practice of the ceremony, and the frequency in which the girls who have had the ceremony and the girls who have not had the ceremony differ in traditional characteristics. Fifty-four percent of the girls questioned have had the Kinaalda'. Significant differences between the girls who had the ceremony and those who had not had the ceremony were found, using a chi square test of significance at an alpha level of .05, in the frequency of a set of traditional characteristics. The Kinaalda' girl possessed the set of traditional qualities more frequently than the non-Kinaalda' girl.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1993.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1993. / Also available in print.

This study investigates the distinguishing characteristics and the modifications to the traditional male initiation ritual as practised in KwaBhaca in the Eastern Cape. The concerns surrounding the incidence of death and maiming from related traditions is also investigated. The study reveals that • the male initiation ritual is still highly regarded in KwaBhaca; • the male initiation ritual itself is still performed strictly traditionally in KwaBhaca; • the male initiation ritual as practised in KwaBhaca has been successfully performed with minimal negative incident attributable to the performance of traditional circumcision; • where there is incidence of a negative reaction, this is usually attributable to a prior health condition of the initiate, and in these circumstances, the initiate is referred to a medical doctor, on condition that the medical doctor is himself an initiate, and that the consultation will be conducted in a place deemed to be safe from spiritual contamination • incidences of maiming and death can be attributed to a number of causes, associated with poor practice and unacceptable conduct; • boys who do not undergo circumcision in the traditional fashion are not regarded as men and remain boys in the eyes of the community. This means that they have to forego participation in important socio-spiritual ceremonies; • there is a necessity to share the experience of the successful traditional circumcision process to avoid further misadventure, maiming and death; • it is not the mechanics of the process of traditional circumcision that endangers lives, but the poor practice of the iingcibi (traditional surgeons) and other significant role-players including the initiates; • The traditional teaching that accompanies the ritual of circumcision is as important, if not more important, than the ritual itself. The study concludes with a series of recommendations aimed at rehabilitating and supporting the continuation of this important and venerated tradition. / Thesis (M.Ed.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2000.