Abstract
South African society is grappling with the challenges of post-apartheid expectations within a ‘rainbow nation’. As a result of this rainbow nation, many people have to deal with fragmented identities and spiritualities. This can be particularly true for adolescents who are living out their lives in multicultural schools with multiple discourses. In this article, it will be argued that fantasy narratives, especially those written by South African writers from a South African context, may help heal the fragmented identities and spiritualities of school-going adolescents.
Highlights
It will be argued that fantasy narratives, above any other fictional literary narrative, such as horror, science fiction, mystery and so on, may be a useful form of narrative to help people re-construct the living out (lived theology) of their fragmented spiritual identity
In this article, it will be argued that fantasy narratives, above any other fictional literary narrative, such as horror, science fiction, mystery and so on, may be a useful form of narrative to help people re-construct the living out of their fragmented spiritual identity
Robson (2010:18) explained that South Africans are still dealing with a post-apartheid context that is ‘grappling with new social expectations’
Summary
It will be argued that fantasy narratives, above any other fictional literary narrative, such as horror, science fiction, mystery and so on, may be a useful form of narrative to help people re-construct the living out (lived theology) of their fragmented spiritual identity. People experience a fragmented spirituality because of various discourses that they encounter in their socio-cultural ‘reality’. As people form identity and spirituality by assimilating aspects from their social environment, adolescents utilise some of the discourses that they are exposed to.
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