The social impact of religious communities: the case of the Huguenots in South Africa

Authors

  • Johan Cillers

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5952/54-3-4-371

Keywords:

Religious communities, liminality, Huguenots, society, power

Abstract

This paper takes a brief look at the history of the Huguenots in South Africa as an example of the social impact of religious communities. Arnold van Gennep and Victor turner’s theory of liminality is utilised to structure the paper as a discussion of three phases of history, namely separation, liminality, and aggregation. The paper concludes with some remarks concerning the relationship between power and religion.

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Published

2013-12-19

How to Cite

Cillers, J. (2013). The social impact of religious communities: the case of the Huguenots in South Africa. NGTT | Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, 54(3&4). https://doi.org/10.5952/54-3-4-371

Issue

Vol. 54 No. 3&4 (2013)

Section

Articles | Artikels

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