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

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

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

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

ByEzra Chitando, Afe Adogame
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2013
eBook Published 25 March 2016
Pub. Location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315566054
Pages 206
eBook ISBN 9781315566054
Subjects Area Studies, Humanities, Social Sciences
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Chitando, E. (2013). African Traditions in the Study of Religion, Diaspora and Gendered Societies (A. Adogame, Ed.) (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315566054

ABSTRACT

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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |10 pages

Introduction: African Traditions in the Study of Religion in Africa: Contending with Gender, the Vitality of Indigenous Religions, and Diaspora

ByEzra Chitando, Afe Adogame, Bolaji Bateye

part |2 pages

Part I: Religion and Society, Religion in Society

chapter 1|12 pages

Approaches to Peacemaking in Africa: Obuntu Perspectives from Western Kenya

ByLucas Nandih Shamala

chapter 2|10 pages

Religious Pluralism and Secularization in the Nigerian Religious Sphere

ByEzra Chitando, Afe Adogame

chapter 3|12 pages

Faith, Spiritualism, and Materialism: Understanding the Interfaces of Religion and the Economy in Nigeria

ByOlutayo Charles Adesina

chapter 4|14 pages

Toward a Civil Religion in Nigeria

ByMusa Barnabas Gaiya

chapter 5|10 pages

The Implications of Ancestral Veneration Manifesting in National Symbols for National Integration and Moral Transformation in Nigeria

ByJacob Kehinde Ayantayo

chapter 6|12 pages

The Concept of Expiatory Sacrifice in the Early Church and in African Indigenous Religious Traditions

BySamson Adetunji. Fatokun

part |2 pages

Part II: Diaspora, Youth, and Gender Dynamics

chapter 7|14 pages

Researching African Immigrant Religions: Boundaries, Belonging, and Access

ByAbel Ugba

chapter 8|16 pages

Aìní obìnrin kò seé dáké lásán, bí a dáké lásán, enu níí yo ni: Women’s Leadership Roles in Aládŭrà Churches in Nigeria and the USA

ByMojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome, Elisha P. Renne

chapter 9|18 pages

The Place of Second-Generation Youth in West Indian Pentecostalism in the Diaspora—New York City and London

ByJanice McLean

chapter 10|14 pages

Religion and Masculinities in Africa: An Opportunity for Africanization

ByEzra Chitando

chapter 11|16 pages

Rethinking Women, Nature, and Ritual Purity in Yoruba Religious Traditions

ByBolaji Bateye

chapter 12|12 pages

The Impact of Christian Women’s Organizations on Nigerian Society

BySociety Dorcas Olu Akintunde

chapter 13|14 pages

The Northern Nigerian Muslim Woman: Between Economic Crisis and Religious Puritanism

ByOluwakemi Abiodun Adesina
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