A Narrative Reading of Brothers’ Fear in Genesis 33: A North East Tribal Appraisal

• 발행기관: 한국민중신학회
• 저자명: Imsu Longchar
• 간행물 정보: 『Madang: Journal of Contextual Theology』제44권, 77~90쪽, 전체 14쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 기독교신학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2025.12.30

국문 초록

The Kukis and the Meitei people have a long history of living together in the region of Manipur. The recent clashes in Manipur between Meitei and Kuki have once again brought to the forefront the complex and volatile situation in the region. These conflicts have complex underlying causes, including issues related to identity, ethnicity, land disputes, economic factors, and political grievances. While it is an attempt to draw parallels between historical narratives of territorial disputes and modern-day conflicts metaphorically, it is crucial to recognize that these situations are influenced by a wide range of factors, including political, economic, social, and historical dynamics specific to the region. Genesis 33:16 territorial separations between Esau and Jacob where Esau took the way to Seir, and Jacob journeyed to Succoth. The Kuki groups in Manipur harden stand shift from separate administration to separate state demand under Article 3 of the Constitution. The group also said that the “ever-widening differences” between the Kukis and the Meiteis remain “irreconcilable”. So far, there have been no statements from either the Central or State governments on the Kuki legislators’ demand. The ongoing conflict in Manipur has a long history of insurgency and arm conflict involving multiple groups with diverse grievances. The economic condition of the region remains, by and large, unchanged. The reason for this is to be found not so much in the macro blueprint of the ‘Act East Policy’ but rather in its problem of implementation. The people of the grassroots have been largely overlooked. In the attempt to push the country towards the ‘Act East’ the North east remains just a corridor. All this are in the interest of the ruling BJP government. The present article proposes a narrative solution to the ambiguity that characterizes the final outcome of the Jacob-Esau story by focusing on the narrative art of the story. Narrative criticism determines how various signals within a text guide readers in deciding what the text means. The researcher hopes to show in what follows that the story does not end merely on a note of genuine reconciliation between brothers but, more significantly, proposes a radical understanding of reconciliation that transcends practical arrangements for territorial separation between enemies whether individual or nations.

목차

1. Introduction

2. The Plot of the Jacob-Esau Story

3. The Climax of Jacob-Esau Story and Resolution

4. Jacob and Esau Story from the Narrative Perspective

5. North East India Tribal Appraisal

6. Concluding Remark

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키워드

Territorial Reconciliation Fear Violence sharing