Home, History, and the Postsecular: A Literary-Religious Inquiry of Disgrace

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	Home, History, and the Postsecular: A Literary-Religious Inquiry of Disgrace
	Dong, Liang
	2024-07
发表期刊	RELIGIONS
卷号	15 期号:7
摘要	In J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace, the postsecular emerges as a critical framework to understand the characters' search for home amidst the remnants of South Africa's colonial legacy. This essay proposes an exploration of how the novel's engagement with the postsecular scriptures and moments offers a nuanced perspective on the religious impulse within the literary form. I focus on the protagonist, Lurie, whose journey from a sexual scandal to a commitment to animal welfare symbolizes a broader quest for redemption and atonement. Contrasting Lurie's postsecular odyssey is his daughter Lucy's steadfast attachment to her farm, which becomes a battleground for historical racial tensions. Through a mythological critical approach, I interpret Lucy's experience as a contemporary iteration of the scapegoat, embodying the sacrificial role in a society seeking reconciliation and healing. My analysis extends to the novel's esthetic and ethical dimensions, examining how Coetzee's narrative challenges and reframes traditional religious narratives. By situating my discussion within the fields of the sciences of religions, theology, and mythology, I contribute to the understanding of literature as a vital medium for engaging with religious and theological themes. The essay concludes with a reflection on the implications of Coetzee's postsecular discourse for the individual's search for home and belonging in a post-apartheid context.
关键词	Disgrace postsecular identity mythological criticism belonging
DOI	10.3390/rel15070842
收录类别	AHCI
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Religion
WOS类目	Religion
WOS记录号	WOS:001278772300001
出版者	MDPI
原始文献类型	Article
EISSN	2077-1444
引用统计	被引频次[WOS]：0 [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.lzufe.edu.cn/handle/39EH0E1M/37604
专题	外语学院
通讯作者	Dong, Liang
作者单位	Lanzhou Univ Finance & Econ, Dept Foreign Languages, Lanzhou 730101, Peoples R China
第一作者单位	兰州财经大学
通讯作者单位	兰州财经大学
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Dong, Liang. Home, History, and the Postsecular: A Literary-Religious Inquiry of Disgrace[J]. RELIGIONS,2024,15(7).
APA	Dong, Liang.(2024).Home, History, and the Postsecular: A Literary-Religious Inquiry of Disgrace.RELIGIONS,15(7).
MLA	Dong, Liang."Home, History, and the Postsecular: A Literary-Religious Inquiry of Disgrace".RELIGIONS 15.7(2024).