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What is heritage in Africa? Who defines and authorises heritage? Is
heritage limited to tangible forms of land, resources and
monuments, or do intangible forms of heritage, such as cultural and
religious heritage, count equally or even more? How is heritage
managed, appropriated, expropriated and commodified by the
government and state, by heritage experts and professionals, and by
religious and ethnic groups in service of cultural and tourism
industries and in the construction of national and other group
identities? How is heritage shaped by Africa’s religious and ethnic
pluralism, its colonial past and its postcolonial trajectories?
Finally, how can heritage serve as a means toward social, cultural
and political development? These are just some of the many issues
and questions addressed in this volume by scholars in law, religion
and related fields.
Africa continues to be a region with strong commitments to
religious freedom and religious pluralism. These, however, are
rarely mere facts on the ground – they are legal, political,
social, and theological projects that require considerable effort
to realise. This volume – compiling the proceedings of the third
annual conference of the African Consortium for Law and Religion
Studies – focuses on various issues which vastly effect the
understanding of religious pluralism in Africa. These include,
amongst others, religious freedom as a human right, the importance
of managing religious pluralism, and the permissibility of
religious practice and observance in South African public schools.
The field of law and religion lies at the intersection of a variety
of other disciplines, eg. law, theology, religious studies,
political science, sociology and anthropology. The discussion of
the relationship between law and religion, as seen from a variety
of perspectives in Africa, underscores the critical importance of
the issues involved in the everyday life of all citizens.
By addressing gender equality as a fundamental expression of human
dignity and justice on our continent, this collage of essays by
fourteen women and six men is meant to serve as a concrete
alternative to aspects of gender inequality. Its format is
particularly devised for use in the classroom and for
critical-constructive group engagement. It could also be used in
imaginative ways by clergy and in congregations as a necessary part
of adult learning programmes.
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