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African Traditions in the Study of Religion, Diaspora and Gendered Societies

Author : Ezra Chitando
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317184173
Total Pages : 221 pages
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Download or read book African Traditions in the Study of Religion, Diaspora and Gendered Societies written by Ezra Chitando and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historiography of African religions and religions in Africa presents a remarkable shift from the study of 'Africa as Object' to 'Africa as Subject', thus translating the subject from obscurity into the global community of the academic study of religion. This book presents a unique multidisciplinary exploration of African Traditions in the Study of Religion, Diaspora, and Gendered Societies. The book is structured under two main sections. The first provides insights into the interface between Religion and Society. The second features African Diaspora together with Youth and Gender which have not yet featured prominently in studies on religion in Africa. Contributors drawn from diverse African and global contexts situate current scholarly traditions of the study of African religions within the purview of academic encounter and exchanges with non-African scholars and non-African contexts. African scholars enrich the study of religions from their respective academic and methodological orientations. Jacob Kehinde Olupona stands out as a pioneer in the socio-scientific interpretation of African indigenous religion and religions in Africa and the new African Diaspora. This book honours his immense contribution to an emerging field of study and research.

African Traditions in the Study of Religion, Diaspora and Gendered Societies

Author : Afeosemime Unuose Adogame
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781315566054
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (66 download)

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African Traditions in the Study of Religion in Africa

Author : Dr Afe Adogame
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1409481786
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (94 download)

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Book Synopsis African Traditions in the Study of Religion in Africa by : Dr Afe Adogame

Download or read book African Traditions in the Study of Religion in Africa written by Dr Afe Adogame and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-06-28 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historiography of African religions and religions in Africa presents a remarkable shift from the study of 'Africa as Object' to 'Africa as Subject', thus translating the subject from obscurity into the global community of the academic study of religion. This book presents a unique multidisciplinary exploration of African traditions in the study of religion in Africa and the new African diaspora. The book is structured under three main sections - Emerging trends in the teaching of African Religions; Indigenous Thought and Spirituality; and Christianity, Hinduism and Islam. Contributors drawn from diverse African and global contexts situate current scholarly traditions of the study of African religions within the purview of academic encounter and exchanges with non-African scholars and non-African contexts. African scholars enrich the study of religions from their respective academic and methodological orientations. Jacob Kehinde Olupona stands out as a pioneer in the socio-scientific interpretation of African indigenous religion and religions in Africa. This book is to his honour and marks his immense contribution to an emerging field of study and research.

The Public Face of African New Religious Movements in Diaspora

Author : Afe Adogame
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317018648
Total Pages : 300 pages
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Download or read book The Public Face of African New Religious Movements in Diaspora written by Afe Adogame and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-24 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growing pace of international migration, technological revolution in media and travel generate circumstances that provide opportunities for the mobility of African new religious movements (ANRMs) within Africa and beyond. ANRMs are furthering their self-assertion and self-insertion into the religious landscapes of Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Their growing presence and public visibility seem to be more robustly captured by the popular media than by scholars of NRMs, historians of religion and social scientists, a tendency that has probably shaped the public mental picture and understanding of the phenomena. This book provides new theoretical and methodological insights for understanding and interpreting ANRMs and African-derived religions in diaspora. Contributors focus on individual groups and movements drawn from Christian, Islamic, Jewish and African-derived religious movements and explore their provenance and patterns of emergence; their belief systems and ritual practices; their public/civic roles; group self-definition; public perceptions and responses; tendencies towards integration/segregation; organisational networks; gender orientations and the implications of interactions within and between the groups and with the host societies. The book includes contributions from scholars and religious practitioners, thus offering new insights into how ANRMs can be better defined, approached, and interpreted by scholars, policy makers, and media practitioners alike.

The Public Face of African New Religious Movements in Diaspora

Author : Afeosemime U. Adogame
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781138546295
Total Pages : 300 pages
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Download or read book The Public Face of African New Religious Movements in Diaspora written by Afeosemime U. Adogame and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growing pace of international migration, technological revolution in media and travel generate circumstances that provide opportunities for the mobility of African new religious movements (ANRMs) within Africa and beyond. ANRMs are furthering their self-assertion and self-insertion into the religious landscapes of Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Their growing presence and public visibility seem to be more robustly captured by the popular media than by scholars of NRMs, historians of religion and social scientists, a tendency that has probably shaped the public mental picture and understanding of the phenomena. This book provides new theoretical and methodological insights for understanding and interpreting ANRMs and African-derived religions in diaspora. Contributors focus on individual groups and movements drawn from Christian, Islamic, Jewish and African-derived religious movements and explore their provenance and patterns of emergence; their belief systems and ritual practices; their public/civic roles; group self-definition; public perceptions and responses; tendencies towards integration/segregation; organisational networks; gender orientations and the implications of interactions within and between the groups and with the host societies. The book includes contributions from scholars and religious practitioners, thus offering new insights into how ANRMs can be better defined, approached, and interpreted by scholars, policy makers, and media practitioners alike.

African Traditions in the Study of Religion, Diaspora and Gendered Societies

Author : Ezra Chitando
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317184181
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book African Traditions in the Study of Religion, Diaspora and Gendered Societies written by Ezra Chitando and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historiography of African religions and religions in Africa presents a remarkable shift from the study of 'Africa as Object' to 'Africa as Subject', thus translating the subject from obscurity into the global community of the academic study of religion. This book presents a unique multidisciplinary exploration of African Traditions in the Study of Religion, Diaspora, and Gendered Societies. The book is structured under two main sections. The first provides insights into the interface between Religion and Society. The second features African Diaspora together with Youth and Gender which have not yet featured prominently in studies on religion in Africa. Contributors drawn from diverse African and global contexts situate current scholarly traditions of the study of African religions within the purview of academic encounter and exchanges with non-African scholars and non-African contexts. African scholars enrich the study of religions from their respective academic and methodological orientations. Jacob Kehinde Olupona stands out as a pioneer in the socio-scientific interpretation of African indigenous religion and religions in Africa and the new African Diaspora. This book honours his immense contribution to an emerging field of study and research.

The Public Face of African New Religious Movements in Diaspora [electr

Author : Afeosemime U. Adogame
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781315553771
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (537 download)

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European Traditions in the Study of Religion in Africa

Author : Ulrich Berner
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783447050029
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Book Synopsis European Traditions in the Study of Religion in Africa by : Ulrich Berner

Download or read book European Traditions in the Study of Religion in Africa written by Ulrich Berner and published by Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. This book was released on 2004 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume comprises case studies of five centuries of European encounters with and imaginations of Africa encompassing her triple religious heritage: African Traditional Religions, Christianity and Islam. The introductory chapters outline the challenges and present overviews; some of them also analyze the early accounts of European travelers and missionaries. The following contributions examine the lasting legacy of the European Enlightenment in employing an ambivalent language of human equality and universalism, while in actual fact consigning Africa to an inferior position. It has been difficult for western scholars to divorce themselves wholly from the perceptions thus established. However, there have been quite different approaches. This is indicated in the papers discussing the role and impact of influential European academics (scholars of religion, theologians, historians and social scientists) during the colonial and postcolonial period. Other contributions examine specific institutional centers of African religious studies in Europe. The concluding chapters critically assess European approaches and their use for the study of religion in Africa from an African perspective.

African Religions: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Jacob K. Olupona
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199790787
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Book Synopsis African Religions: A Very Short Introduction by : Jacob K. Olupona

Download or read book African Religions: A Very Short Introduction written by Jacob K. Olupona and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-14 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are African religions? African Religions: A Very Short Introduction answers this question by examining primarily indigenous religious traditions on the African continent, as well as exploring Christianity and Islam. It focuses on the diversity of ethnic groups, languages, cultures, and worldviews, emphasizing the continent's regional diversity. Olupona examines a wide range of African religious traditions on their own terms and in their social, cultural, and political contexts. For example, the book moves beyond ethnographic descriptions and interpretations of core beliefs and practices to look at how African religion has engaged issues of socioeconomic development and power relations. Olupona examines the myths and sacred stories about the origins of the universe that define ethnic groups and national identities throughout Africa. He also discusses spiritual agents in the African cosmos such as God, spirits, and ancestors. In addition to myths and deities, Olupona focuses on the people central to African religions, including medicine men and women, rainmakers, witches, magicians, and divine kings, and how they serve as authority figures and intermediaries between the social world and the cosmic realm. African Religions: A Very Short Introduction discusses a wide variety of religious practices, including music and dance, calendrical rituals and festivals, celebrations for the gods' birthdays, and rituals accompanying stages of life such as birth, puberty, marriage, elderhood, and death. In addition to exploring indigenous religions, Olupona examines the ways Islam and Christianity as outside traditions encountered indigenous African religion. He shows how these incoming faith traditions altered the face and the future of indigenous African religions as well as how indigenous religions shaped two world religions in Africa and the diaspora. Olupona draws on archaeological and historical sources, as well as ethnographic materials based on fieldwork. He shows that African religions are not static traditions, but have responded to changes within their local communities and to fluxes caused by outside influences, and spread with diaspora and migration.

African Traditional Religions in Contemporary Society

Author : Jacob Kẹhinde Olupona
Publisher : Paragon House Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book African Traditional Religions in Contemporary Society written by Jacob Kẹhinde Olupona and published by Paragon House Publishers. This book was released on 1991 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Study of Religions in Africa

Author : International Association for the History of Religions. Regional Conference
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Contemporary Perspectives on Religions in Africa and the African Diaspora

Author : Carolyn M. Jones Medine
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137498056
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Perspectives on Religions in Africa and the African Diaspora written by Carolyn M. Jones Medine and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary Perspectives on Religions in Africa and the African Diaspora explores African derived religions in a globalized world. The volume focuses on the continent, on African identity in globalization, and on African religion in cultural change.

The African Diaspora and the Study of Religion

Author : T. Trost
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230609937
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (36 download)

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Book Synopsis The African Diaspora and the Study of Religion by : T. Trost

Download or read book The African Diaspora and the Study of Religion written by T. Trost and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-12-25 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the location of the religious heritage of Africa within the academic study of religion - including indigenous African religions, African Christianities, African/American forms of Islam, the religions of African Americans, Afro-Caribbean religions, and Afro-Brazilian religions.

African Traditions in the Study of Religion in Africa

Author : Afeosemime Unuose Adogame
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781315566047
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book African Traditions in the Study of Religion in Africa written by Afeosemime Unuose Adogame and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Religion Crossing Boundaries

Author : Afe Adogame
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004189149
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Religion Crossing Boundaries written by Afe Adogame and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-08-18 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this volume illustrates the variety and power of predominantly pentecostal-charismatic movements between Western and African religious actors and groups that has developed across the past twenty years. In so doing, it also highlights the dramatic change in global "migration" patterns as a result of relatively inexpensive air travel.

The Individual and Community in African Traditional Religions

Author : Theo Sundermeier
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 9783894739379
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (393 download)

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Download or read book The Individual and Community in African Traditional Religions written by Theo Sundermeier and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 1998 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ""The writer has done a careful, scholarly and sensitive and very positive and fair study of African religion, with particular reference to the individual and community. Theo Sundermeier lets Africa speak for itself and on its own terms and in its own categories. The concluding chapter is a necessary reading for all who would be on mission, who would seek to live the ecumenical imperative and care to ensure that the pursuit of a religion does not result in dehumanization and degradation and marginalization of the other person."" Rev. Canon Prof. John S. Pobee, World Council of Churches, Geneva/Switzerland ""This book treats the subject of African religions in a creative and interesting way emphasizing that these religions are genuine, authentic expressions of religiosity on a par with other religions including the so-called world religions. The author provides an excellent account of the nature interdependence between individual, community, society and the natural order, an interdependence which these religions symbolize and express in ritual and belief. Likewise the essentially personal nature of power as conceived in African culture is thoughfully and interestingly analysed. There are many other thought provoking ideas and interpretations in this volume including the deconstruction of the commonly held notions of the distinction between witchcraft and magic. This is a most worthwhile contribution to the study of Africa's traditional religions and I am convinced all those with an interest in Africa who read it will gain much therefrom"". Professor Peter B Clarke, Professor of the History and Sociology of Religion in the University of London at King's College, and formerly Professor of African History at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Theo Sundermeier is Professor of the History of Religion and Missiology at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg. translated by Elaine Griffiths, Eleanor Jackson "

Religion, Culture and Spirituality in Africa and the African Diaspora

Author : William Ackah
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315466198
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book Religion, Culture and Spirituality in Africa and the African Diaspora written by William Ackah and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religion, Culture and Spirituality in Africa and the African Diaspora explores the ways in which religious ideas and beliefs continue to play a crucial role in the lives of people of African descent. The chapters in this volume use historical and contemporary examples to show how people of African descent develop and engage with spiritual rituals, organizations and practices to make sense of their lives, challenge injustices and creatively express their spiritual imaginings. This book poses and answers the following critical questions: To what extent are ideas of spirituality emanating from Africa and the diaspora still influenced by an African aesthetic? What impact has globalisation had on spiritual and cultural identities of peoples on African descendant peoples? And what is the utility of the practices and social organizations that house African spiritual expression in tackling social, political cultural and economic inequities? The essays in this volume reveal how spirituality weaves and intersects with issues of gender, class, sexuality and race across Africa and the diaspora. It will appeal to researchers and postgraduate students interested in the study of African religions, race and religion, sociology of religion and anthropology.