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

IF 4.6 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS
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.
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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ACS Applied Bio Materials
ACS Applied Bio Materials Chemistry-Chemistry (all)
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9.40
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