Interpreting luguru religious practice through colonialist eyes: Child sacrifice and East African dance in Brett Young's The Crescent Moon

Public perceptions of indigenous African religious life have been heavily influenced by its representation in imaginative literature and film, both before and after serious scholarly investigations yielded detailed analyses in little-read professional journals and other academic publications. While...

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Main Author: Hale, Frederick 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: ASRSA [2015]
In: Journal for the study of religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 06-22
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Young, Francis Brett 1884-1954, The crescent moon / Tanzania / Luguru (African people) / Nature religion / Child sacrifice
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BB Indigenous religions
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B Luguru (African people)
B Missionaries
B Francis Brett Young
B Tanzania
B Child Sacrifice
B African Religion
B East Africa
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)