The Scramble for Religion and Secularism in Pre-Colonial Africa

The debate on the existence of religion in Africa is far from over; it reverberates in new dimensions but asking the same old questions in newer ways. The same argument is being extended to secularism. This article takes a critical look at the concepts, religion and secularism in sub-Saharan pre-col...

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Veröffentlicht: MDPI 2022
In: Religions
Jahr: 2022, Band: 13, Heft: 11
weitere Schlagwörter:B Secularity
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B pre-colonial Africa
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