This paper examines military landscapes as a source of violence, and soldiers’ efforts to deal with this violence by using their spiritual beliefs. The paper reveals how Ugandan soldiers who fought in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan believed that their survival in war was a consequence of their spiritual beliefs in God rather than the mighty power of the gun and their military knowledge. The paper is based on life histories of former Ugandan soldiers drawing on interviews with nine former soldiers. The soldiers encountered the strange terrains and landscapes of armed conflict, whilst enduring scarcity of the basic necessities in war. The soldiers described how the mighty and supernatural powers of the transcendent, as well as the promise of tradition and spiritual belief, were seen as important in understanding their survival in armed conflict. The paper emphasizes the importance of an understanding of spirituality in explorations of the violence of military landscapes.

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当士兵的生存成为精神上的：刚果民主共和国和南苏丹战争中的乌干达士兵

本文考察了军事景观是暴力的根源，以及士兵们运用其精神信仰来应对这种暴力的努力。该文件揭示了在刚果民主共和国和南苏丹作战的乌干达士兵如何相信他们在战争中的生存是他们对上帝的精神信仰的结果，而不是枪支的强大力量和军事知识的结果。本文是根据乌干达前士兵的生活史，对九名前士兵的采访得出的。士兵们遇到了武装冲突的奇特地形和景观，同时忍受了战争中基本必需品的匮乏。士兵们描述了超凡的强大力量和超自然力量，以及对传统和精神信仰的承诺，被认为对了解他们在武装冲突中的生存至关重要。本文强调在探索军事景观暴力时，必须了解灵性。