@article{wepener_ritual_2012, title = {Ritual burning and slaughtering in an {AIC}: perspectives from liturgical studies and Old Testament criticism}, volume = {19}, doi = {10.1163/15743012-12341242}, abstract = {This article offers the results of research in which two theological fields cooperated in order to investigate one specific repertoire of liturgical rituals. From the perspective of both Liturgical Studies, and its focus on the functioning of ritual within its cultural context, and Old Testament Studies, and a focus on how biblical critics understand certain rituals described in the Priestly texts in the Pentateuch, ritual burning and slaughtering in an {AIC} was studied. Ritual Studies is beginning to play a much more prominent role in the engagement with books such as Leviticus and Numbers and also in Liturgical Studies, and this article is an example of how these two disciplines can fruitfully cooperate in the study of liturgical rituals in an {AIC} in South Africa.}, pages = {298--318}, number = {3}, journaltitle = {Religion \& Theology}, author = {Wepener, Cas and Meyer, Esias E.}, date = {2012}, note = {Paid}, keywords = {African independent churches -- Worship, Bible. Numbers 13-21, Blood -- Religious aspects -- Christianity, Corinthian Church of South Africa, Inclusivity (Sociology), Indigenization of worship, Peer reviewed, Priestly document (Biblical criticism), Purity, Ritual -- Christianity, Red heifer in the Bible, Ritual -- Social aspects, Ritual -- Study and teaching, Sacrifice -- Biblical teaching, Sacrifice -- Christianity, Social capital (Sociology), South Africa -- Religion}, }