Makgahlela Mpsanyana, Sodi Tholene, Nkoana Shai, Mokwena Jabu
Department of Psychology, University of Limpopo, Sovenga, South Africa.
Death Stud. 2021;45(2):91-100. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2019.1616852. Epub 2019 May 20.
The study sought to explore bereavement rituals and their related psychosocial significance in an African cultural setting. A descriptive phenomenological design was adopted. Fourteen adults were purposefully sampled to participate in in-depth interviews. Data were analyzed using Hycner's adapted phenomenological method, which resulted in four themes: (a) the cleansing ritual ceremony/, (b) ancestor reverence rituals, (c) rituals for protecting the deceased spirit, and (d) vengeance ritual/. Ritual performance is associated with diverse psychosocial benefits including the prevention of a culture-specific bereavement illness. Essentially, ritual performance is for healing in that it lessens bereavement from becoming disabling.
该研究旨在探索非洲文化背景下的丧亲仪式及其相关的社会心理意义。采用了描述性现象学设计。有目的地抽取了14名成年人参与深度访谈。使用海克纳改编的现象学方法对数据进行了分析，结果得出了四个主题：（a）净化仪式，（b）敬祖仪式，（c）保护逝者灵魂的仪式，以及（d）复仇仪式。仪式的举行带来了多种社会心理益处，包括预防特定文化背景下的丧亲之痛引发的疾病。从本质上讲，仪式的举行是为了治愈伤痛，因为它能减轻丧亲之痛带来的致残影响。
