J.L. Austin’s Concept of «Performative Word»
A Systematic Theological Analysis in Sacramental Theology and in Igbo Traditional Religion- Its Impact on the Use of Igbo Language for Effective Evangelization in Igboland
J.L. Austin’s Concept of «Performative Word»
A Systematic Theological Analysis in Sacramental Theology and in Igbo Traditional Religion- Its Impact on the Use of Igbo Language for Effective Evangelization in Igboland
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£43.00
Publisher: Peter Lang AG
ISBN: 9783631636084
Number of Pages: 280
Width: 14.8 cm
Height: 21 cm
In what may seem as comparative religious studies, this work intends to undertake theological investigations in contemporary Black Africa with the Igbo tribe of south-east Nigeria as a case-study. This theological investigations are based on J.L. Austin’s concept of performative word, and to be analyzed in the context of sacramental theology and the Igbo traditional religion, and then to give this concept a pastoral relevance in such a way that the use of Igbo word would be performative in evangelization among the Igbo themselves.
Contents: Analysis of the Key Concept: «Performative Word» – Performative Word and Sacramental Theology – Performative Word and Igbo Traditional Religion – Performative Word in Sacramental Theology and in Igbo Traditional Religion: Towards a Comparative Analysis – Performative Word versus Use of Igbo Language for Effective Evangelization in Igboland.
"This work is an essential tool in the field of pastoral theology with particular emphasis on inter-cultural pastoral theology." (Professor Andreas Wollbold, LMU Munich)
"The ability of our author to successfully interprete the J L. Austin's performative word in the context of the efficacy of the word in the sacramental and liturgical celebrations is very outstanding." (Professor Martin Thurner, LMU Munich)