The social constructs of “being a man”, often informed by various domains such as culture,
religion and even the mass media, have contributed to conflicting views of how men perceive
their masculinity and their relationship with women, resulting in many life-denying experiences
for women. However, although society and culture play dominating roles in regard to what it
means to “be a man”, they do not construct a unified habitus. In other words, although society
and culture influence perceptions of maleness, these are not without their contradictions: not all
men view their masculinity in the same way and masculinity can and does change. The present
research was conducted within an African-feminist framework and demonstrates how 2 Kings 5
offered potential resources for redemptive masculinities, applicable to male and female, both in
the Biblical text and in the South African context.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/11313 |
| Date | 17 October 2014 |
| Creators | Beukes, Rosemary. |
| Contributors | West, Gerald Oakley. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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