Hearing Jeremiah's Confessions in Light of the Metaphor of the 'Silent' Sheep: Reflections through the African Lore

In varying African cultures, and dare one say, even in global cultures, normative masculinity is defined among others, by men's capacity not to cry. Expressing feelings such as helplessness, weakness, being overwhelmed, pain and trauma overtly, is not supposed to typify normative manhood. Yet t...

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Main Author: Masenya, Madipoane 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [2018]
In: Old Testament essays
Year: 2018, Volume: 31, Issue: 3, Pages: 705-718
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jeremiah Prophet ca. 600 BC / Confession / Tears / Man / Crying / Sotho / North Africa / Bible. Jeremia 20,7-18
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
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