General Introduction

Setiloane, Kelebogile; Bangura, Abdul Karim

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“…At the heart of Ubuntu philosophy lies the principle that we are all human beings connected through seriti and participate as equals in the vital force. Only humans are connected via seriti (Setiloane, 1986). It unites humans in their personal interactions with others.…”

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Beyond the Spirit of Bandung

2023

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At the 1955 Bandung Conference representatives of 29 independent Asian and African countries discussed matters ranging from national unity, decolonization, economic development and their role in international policy. The ten-point declaration of the conference, the so-called ‘Spirit of Bandung’, included the principles of nationhood for the future of the newly independent nations and their interrelations. After the Bandung Conference most ‘non-aligned’ Asian and African countries opted for philosophies of national unity to guarantee peace and stability. In the African case of Tanzania, the Ujamaa philosophy was secular although Tanzania had a ‘civic religion’. In the Asian case of Indonesia, the philosophy of Pancasila was ‘religious pluralistic’ by recognizing six ‘official’ religions. In both this and other countries, the philosophies of national unity are now contested. Therefore, 68 years after the Bandung Conference, experts from Africa, Asia and Europe address the questions: • What philosophy, secular or religious, succeeds or succeeded in promoting peace and stability? • Are there comparable philosophies of national unity from other countries?

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“…Among these scholars, there are those (e.g. P ' Bitek 1963' Bitek , 1964' Bitek , 1969' Bitek , 1971' Bitek , 1972Setiloane 1986) who have categorised African religion and theology as an independent field of https://theologiaviatorum.org Open Access study requiring the application of African-based approaches and those African scholars (e.g. Mbiti, Danquah, etc.…”

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Blurry boundaries between Ṅwali and Jehovah in some Tshivenḓa modern poems

Sebola

2023

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Contrary to some Vhavenḓa poets who recognise Ṅwali and/or Raluvhimba as Jehovah, this article argues that Ṅwali and Jehovah are two distinct deities. It further asserts that there is no kinship or continuity between these deities. Although there are possibilities of there being some similarities of attributes between these deities, their conceptual distinctions highlight significant incongruities between them. Ṅwali in Tshivenḓa traditional religion (TTR) is identified as the Semitic Ṅwali, which is arguably evidence that there has been a ‘Hellenisation’ of TTR and the Vhavenḓa’s concept of God. Consequently, the Vhavenḓa have been left with essentially two distinct deities to consider – a fact that has contributed and still contributes immensely to the ambivalence of the modern-day Vhavenḓa’s spiritual lifestyle. This article might add to the ongoing discourse on the decolonisation of African traditional religions and their attendant theology.

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#Palaver Platforms: An Ubuntu Initiative for National Unity and Social Media

Dokman

2023

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Social media platforms are not politically neutral tools. For that reason this paper studies the polarizing influence of social media on national unity in Africa. From the social constructivist perspective it examines the conflictual interactions via social media between social movements, state and tech giants. Their polarization prompts a reflection on the validity of the non-dominating concepts of the African-rooted Ubuntu philosophy. The Ubuntu concept of consensus is presented as an addition to the perspectives of the Beijing consensus, Washington consensus and Bandung consensus. The author argues that Ubuntu philosophical orientations reclaim via social media the communal dimensions of serving cohesion within the domains of economy, technology, politics and culture. In the end, the author argues for Palaver Platforms as the alternative dialogue for social media promoting social cohesion.

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Blurry boundaries between Ṅwali and Jehovah in some Tshivenḓa modern poems

#Palaver Platforms: An Ubuntu Initiative for National Unity and Social Media

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