Testimonies of suffering and recasting the meanings of memories of violence in post-war Mozambique
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Testimonies of suffering and recasting the meanings of memories of violence in post-war Mozambique |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 1375 |
Book Title | Mediations of Violence in Africa: Fashioning new futures from contested pasts |
Authors | Igreja, Victor |
Editors | Lidwien, Kapteijns and Richters, Annemiek |
Volume | 5 |
Page Range | 141-172 |
Series | Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies |
Number of Pages | 32 |
Year | 2010 |
Publisher | Brill |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISBN | 9789004185364 |
9789004185418 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004185364.i-266.44 |
Web Address (URL) | https://brill.com/display/book/edcoll/9789004185418/Bej.9789004185364.i-266_006.xml |
Abstract | This chapter explores the role that testimonies can play in helping survivors to come to terms with painful memories of the violence of the civil war (1976–1992) in Gorongosa, a district of the Sofala province, located in the centre of Mozambique. Gorongosa district is a former war zone where the majority of the people survived the war while remaining in their home area. At the end of the war, many survivors |
Keywords | Memories; Transitional Justice; Testimony; Social Suffering; Civil War; Healing; Indigenous justice |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440107. Social and cultural anthropology |
451901. Global Indigenous studies culture, language and history | |
430322. Sub-Saharan African history | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/v1z1y/testimonies-of-suffering-and-recasting-the-meanings-of-memories-of-violence-in-post-war-mozambique
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