Blood and Bone: Ancestors, Power, and Sacred Identity Among Nonbinary Black Womxn

IF 2.5 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Black Psychology Pub Date : 2024-08-19 DOI:10.1177/00957984241273261

Monyae A. Kerney, Natalie Malone, Candice N. Hargons

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Abstract

This community-based participatory action research project led by the C.I.R.C.L.E. (Collective Infiltrating Research to Center Community, Liberation, and Embodiment) employed interpretative phenomenological analysis via eco-womxnist and Afro-Indigenous cosmological frameworks to examine the connection between gendered-racial identity and sacredness among 11 nonbinary Black womxn (NBBW) from the US. Using semi-structured qualitative interviews, we elicited participants’ responses to the following inquiry: Would you we describe being a nonbinary Black womxn as sacred? Why or why not? Data analysis resulted in two themes: (a) Origins of Sacred Powers and (b) Manifestations of Sacred Powers. Four subthemes informed Manifestations of Sacred Powers: Sight/Seers, Osmosis, Intergenerational Healing/Curse Breaking, and Immortality. Participants described these four interconnected manifestations of sacred powers in service of collective and individual liberation, rooted in African spirituality, ancestral power, and the gendered-racial identity. We conclude with implications for future research and clinical practice with NBBW regarding spiritual beliefs, practices, and identities.

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血与骨：非二元黑人女性的祖先、权力和神圣身份

这个以社区为基础的参与式行动研究项目由 C.I.R.C.L.E.（以社区、解放和体现为中心的集体渗透研究）领导，通过生态女性主义和非洲土著宇宙论框架，采用解释现象学分析方法，研究了美国 11 名非二元黑人妇女（NBBW）的性别-种族身份与神圣性之间的联系。我们采用半结构化定性访谈的方式，让参与者回答以下问题：您认为作为一名非二元黑人女性神圣吗？为什么？数据分析产生了两个主题：(a) 神圣力量的起源和 (b) 神圣力量的表现。神圣力量的表现有四个次主题：视力/先知、渗透、代际治疗/破除诅咒和永生。参与者描述了这四种相互关联的神圣力量的表现形式，它们植根于非洲的精神信仰、祖先的力量和种族认同，为集体和个人的解放服务。最后，我们就精神信仰、实践和身份认同方面，对未来针对非裔黑人和妇女的研究和临床实践提出了建议。

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Journal of Black Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

CiteScore

8.00

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5.80%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Black Psychology publishes scholarly contributions within the field of psychology toward the understanding of the experience and behavior of Black populations. This includes reports of empirical research and discussions of the current literature and of original theoretical analyses of data from research studies or programs. Therefore, the Journal publishes work in any of the areas of cognition, personality, social behavior, physiological functioning, child development, education, and clinical application, in addition to empirical research and original theoretical formulations outside traditional boundaries, all integrated by a focus on the domain of Black populations and the objective of scholarly contributions.