An Afrocentric Reflection on the Rape of Tamar in 2 Samuel 13-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

An Afrocentric Reflection on the Rape of Tamar in 2 Samuel 13

Published:2023-11-10 Issue: Volume: Page:123-136
ISSN:2475-6660
Container-title:Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies
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Author:

Amenyedzi Seyram B.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. University of Western Cape, South Africa

Abstract

The pandemic of gender-based violence which does not seem to be curable continues to linger. Girls and women in Africa continue to experience gender-based violence in many folds including rape. In Africa, culture and religion remain major players in exacerbating the situation. Even in the church, the Bible is used as a tool to foster abuse. The chapter is an Afrocentric reflection on the biblical account of the rape case of Tamar in 2 Samuel 13. Tamar's story mirrors the realities of African girls and women who are victims of rape. Tamar's resistance gives African girls and women a voice to protest and not shield perpetrators. African cultures and the Bible are proposed as interventions for dealing with gender-based violence. A contextual, womanist, masculine, and intercultural reading of the Tamar story will enhance better ways of dealing with violence, especially in the church context. The story is analyzed through the Afrocentric-Gender Paradigm lens.

Publisher

IGI Global

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