摘要
Sacredsitesarethepreferredspaceforritualperformancesandidentityconstructionfromwhichtheissueofsensitivestructures,distinctivefeatures,individualinterpretationsandsymbol,andmeaningemanates.TheimportanceofMotouleng,Mautse,andMantsopacaves(EasternFreeState,SA)fordifferentreligiouspersuasions,indigenousknowledge,andancestralvenerationofAfricansandtraditionalhealerswillbeinvestigatedamongstthefollowing:namely,howsacredsitesareexemplificationsofAfricanindigenousreligion;whytheyformlocationsofculturalandspiritualexpression,andwhytheymayberegardedaspertinentnodesofidentityconstructioninavibrantchangingSouthAfricansociety.Thispaperexploresthewayinwhichinterpersonalexperiencesofthecavedwellersshapetheirsenseofselfandtheconflicttheyencounterinthecontextofinteraction,whereidentitiesareconstructedanddeconstructedinvariousways.Thispaperprovidesadetailedpersonalexperienceandexaminationoftheparticipant’slifeworldonvariousissuespertainingtocontestationandidentityconstructionatthesacredspaceoftheEasternFreeState.Theexistenceofthesesitesposesanumberofchallengestocavedwellers,landowners,andheritagepractitionersandtocontinuedpreservation,management,anditsrestoration.Crucialtothisdebateishowthesesitescouldbeprotectedbothphysicallyandlegally.
出版日期
2018年09月19日（中国期刊网平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）
