216 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
This book examines the use of the Bible in mob justice contexts in Malawi. Mob justice is one of the most frequent expressions of community violence in Malawi. What is unique here is the religious factor, where the Bible and related metaphors are used to justify the practice of mob justice. Malawi is a majority Christian nation and the Bible significantly impacts public discourse and, by... Read more
Editors’ Preface 1. Mob Justice: Some Conceptual and Contextual Grounding 2. The Bible and the Politics of Identity in Malawi 3.The Bible and the Construction of Criminal Identity in Mob Justice Narratives 4.The Bible and the Discourse of the Enemy in Malawi's Social Fabric 5. A Hermeneutics of Mob Violence: Towards Constructive Readings of Biblical Texts 6. Theology in the Face of Violence: Rethinking the Church's Engagement with Mob Justice Index.
Biography
Louis Ndekha is a Lecturer in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Malawi and a Research Fellow in the Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies at the University of South Africa (Unisa).
