Liturgy in Postcolonial Perspectives

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Liturgy and Postcolonialism: An Introduction

   1. Liturgy and Postcolonialism: An Introduction

      • Cláudio Carvalhaes

      Pages 1-20

3. Muslim and Jewish Perspectives

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21

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   2. Returning to the One: Postcolonial Muslim Liturgy

      • Sophia Rose Arjana

      Pages 23-31

   3. Toward a Genuine Congregation: The Form of the Muslim Friday Prayer, Revisited

      • Shadaab Rahemtulla

      Pages 33-44

   4. After the Holocaust and Israel: On Liturgy and the Postcolonial (Jewish) Prophetic in the New Diaspora

      • Marc H. Ellis

      Pages 45-67

4. African and African American Perspectives

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69

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   2. The Ethical Implications of Migration on Liturgy: An African Postcolonial Perspective

      • Beatrice Okyere-Manu

      Pages 71-82

   3. “Do This in Remembrance of Me”: An African Feminist Contestation of the Embodied Sacred Liturgical Space in the Celebration of Eucharist

      • Lilian Cheelo Siwila

      Pages 83-93

   4. Liturgy and Justice in Postcolonial Zimbabwe: Holy People, Holy Places, Holy Things in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe

      • Herbert Moyo

      Pages 95-106

   5. Navigating in Different Seas: Christianity and African Brazilian Religion

      • Miriam Rosa

      Pages 107-115

5. Latin American Perspectives

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117

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   2. De-Evangelization of the Knees: Epistemology, Osteoporosis, and Affliction

      • Nancy Cardoso Pereira

      Pages 119-123

   3. ¡Ponte a nuestro lado! Be on Our side! The Challenge of the Central American Liberation Theology Masses

      • Ann Hidalgo

      Pages 125-134

   4. Choosing a Heritage: Some Urban South American Mennonites Reread, Reinvent, and Honor the Tradition

      • Marisa Strizzi

      Pages 135-147

   5. Liturgy with Your Feet: The Romaria da Terra Pilgrimage in Paraná, Brazil: Reappropriating Liturgical Rites in the Quest for Life Spaces and Their Liberation

      • Júlio Cézar Adam

      Pages 149-161

6. Oceanian, Asian, and Asian American Perspectives

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163

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   2. A New Zealand Prayer Book = He Karakia Mihinare O Aotearoa: A Study in Postcolonial Liturgy

      • Storm Swain

      Pages 165-175

   3. Liturgical Time and Tehching Hsieh

      • Gerald C. Liu

      Pages 177-187

   4. A Postcolonial Reading of Liturgy in India during the Colonial/Postcolonial Period as a Mode of Resistance

      • C. I. David Joy

      Pages 189-199

This book brings Christian, Jewish and Muslim scholars from different fields of knowledge and many places across the globe to introduce/expand the dialogue between the field of liturgy and postcolonial/decolonial thinking. Connecting main themes in both fields, this book shows what is at stake in this dialectical scholarship.

• 19. Jahrhundert
• Christianity
• Colonial Period
• coloniality
• Europe
• religion

"This book will indubitably become a landmark in religious studies and theology. Carvalhaes gathers a superb quality of critical reflections that unveil unexplored roles of liturgy in both the reproduction of global patterns of domination and the resistances against them. This is a must read for scholars and students interested in Postcolonialism, liturgy, religion and society, ethics, theology, and inter-religious conversations." - Santiago Slabodsky, Claremont School of Theology, USA

'This pioneering text makes a unique contribution to postcolonial study of liturgy by introducing multi-faith and multicultural perspectives.' - Kwok Pui-lan, Episcopal Divinity School, USA, and author of Postcolonial Imagination and Feminist Theology

'Carvalhaes has brought together not just a collection of articles but a community of voices. The authors in this volume challenge all liturgies and rituals, carrying the seeds for a world that moves beyond tokenism to one in which diversity and the 'margins' shape the conversation and bear witness. It's exciting to engage this stimulating conversation!' - Dirk G. Lange, Luther Seminary, USA

"The essays within by turns analytic, poetic, prophetic, and constructive show the courage it takes to put into conversation two fields of inquiry that have had relatively little interaction. They experiment, they take risks, and they provoke. This book is an important contribution to an emerging conversation.' - James Farwell,Virginia Theological Seminary, USA

Corky Alexander, Life Bridges Inc. Cleveland, TN, USA. Sophia Rose Shafi, Iliff School of Theology, USA. Shadaab Rahemtulla, University of Jordan. Marc H. Ellis, Baylor University, USA. Beatrice Okyere-Manu, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Lilian Cheelo Siwila, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Herbert Moyo, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Miriam Rosa, independent scholar, Brazil. Nancy Cardoso Pereira, Pastoral Commission of the Land, Brazil. Ann Hidalgo, Claremont School of Theology, USA. Marisa Strizzi, GEMRIP (Multidisciplinary Study Group on Religion and Public Advocacy), Brazil. Júlio Cézar Adam, Faculdades EST, Brazil. Storm Swain, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, USA. Gerald C. Liu, Drew Theological School, USA. C.I. David joy, United Theological College, India. HyeRan Kim-Cragg, St. Andrew's College at Saskatoon, Canada. Siobhán Garrigan, Trinity College, Ireland. Kristine Suna-Koro, Xavier University, USA. Michael Jagessar, Westminster College, Cambridge University, UK. Sharon R. Fennema, Pacific School of Religion, USA. Stephen Burns, Episcopal Divinity School, USA, and Charles Sturt University, Australia.

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