O le Soga'imiti: An embodiment of God in the Samoan male body

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O le Soga'imiti: An embodiment of God in the Samoan male body

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Much of the discourse especially the church sermons in my church denomination or at least the ones that I have attended, constructs the body as only a material thing, sinful, bad and evil as opposed to the divinity and purity of the spirit. On the other hand, the body is valued and greatly celebrated in the Samoan culture; this is a vitally important dilemma because while inside Church the body is evil and is to be wrapped and covered, outside it the body is more meaningful when visible and e...

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Thesis

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Doctoral

Date created

2012

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Maliko, Tavita

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http://hdl.handle.net/2292/20382

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