African spirituality, politics and knowledge systems: sacred words and Holy realms
"Focusing on the three leading religious traditions in Africa (African Traditional Religion, Islam, and Christianity), this book shows how belief in the supremacy of sacred words compels actions and influences practices in contemporary Africa. "Sacred words" are taken to mean holy tex...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Subito Delivery Service: | Order now. |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
London [England]
Bloomsbury Academic
2022
|
| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Edition: | First edition |
| Series/Journal: | Bloomsbury Studies in Black Religion and Cultures
|
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Africa
/ Spirituality
/ Islam
/ Christianity
/ Holy books
/ Religious leader
/ Religious policy
|
| Further subjects: | B
Africa
Religious life and customs
B Religious groups: social & cultural aspects B Electronic books B Religion: general B Africa Religion |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (doi) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
|
| Summary: | "Focusing on the three leading religious traditions in Africa (African Traditional Religion, Islam, and Christianity), this book shows how belief in the supremacy of sacred words compels actions and influences practices in contemporary Africa. "Sacred words" are taken to mean holy texts as in divination, the Bible and the Quran. Toyin Falola evaluates how religious leaders engage with sacred words, both orals and texts, engendering practices that reveal the expression of religious beliefs, the impact of those beliefs, and the knowledge contained in them. Attention is given to the key ideas in the words chosen by religious leaders, and how they form a continuous knowledge system, impacting the politics of managing society and people."-- |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 1350271977 |
| Access: | Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5040/9781350271975 |