Doktorandin Tunghunaka Ayemi

(Master Ökumenische Studien)

Promotionsprojekt: „Topic Theologies of Silence and Everyday Violence: A Trauma Informed Theological Reflection In Indigenous Naga Society“

Naga communities have normalized forms of everyday violence that are widely present across many contexts, such as child domestic servitude, abuse, coercion by armed groups, violence and child marriage. These forms of violence have become part and parcel of daily life and are often protected by taboo, family honour and silence.The study seeks to explore how survivors of such violence understand their experience and interpret the effects of trauma through spiritual worldviews of sin, oppression, and deliverance. Churches sometimes respond to their survivors through prayer, counselling and forgiveness. However, survivors’ experiences of trauma may not be fully expressed or acknowledged through the psychological and embodied effects of trauma they may experience. Using qualitative fieldwork and theological reflection, the study seeks to create dialogue between Indigenous experiences and trauma-informed approaches. It aims to develop a contextual, trauma-informed theological framework that integrates Indigenous ways of healing and contributes to more holistic responses to trauma, both within Naga communities and in global contexts.

E-Mail: tughunaka_khehoi.ayemi@uni-heidelberg.de