Contemporary Perspectives on Religions in Africa and the African Diaspora

ISBN-13: 9781137500519 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 285 str.

Gbola Aderibigbe; Carolyn M. Jones Medine; Ibigbolade S. Aderibigbe

Opis

This collection brings together essays that explore the nature and scope of African and African diaspora religions and their relevance in a globalized world. Building on the work of early scholars such as Bolaji Idowu, John Mbiti, and others, the researchers gathered here investigate African Indigenous Religion both in its own context and in its contacts and competitive interactions with other world religions, such as Christianity, Islam, and, Asian-derived religions. The scholarly voices in this volume engage the history of slavery and contemporary forms of transplantation and migration in order to address religious adaptation and contemporary issues, like health care and ecology. The book focuses on the shaping of the life of Africans inside and outside the continent. The contributors also delve into the shaping of identity in the face of global realities, detailing adaptive and creative religious practices and dynamics that emerge from ongoing contact and cultural change.

Recenzje

'This a significant collection, which engages broad and significant issues regarding religion and religious practices. The editors are to be commended for bringing this number and variety of authors together around a subject still in need of examination.' - Jualynne E. Dodson, Professor, Department of Sociology and the Graduate Program in African American & African Studies, Michigan State University, USA

'This is welcome introduction to current research and critical analysis of the religious traditions in Africa and the African diaspora. The contributors note the historic, philosophical, socio-cultural, moral, and legal implications of religions rooted in African realities and their rich and varied groundings in the diaspora. This book will be a valuable tool for many, especially students of the new African diaspora who have to welcome and appreciate learning and 'singing [the divine message and song] in a strange land.' - Elias Kifon Bongmba, Harry and Hazel Chair in Christian Theology, Professor of Religion, and President of the African Association for the Study of Religion, Rice University, USA

O autorze

Maha Marouan, University of Alabama, USA Abioje P. O., University of Ilorin, Nigeria Adeboye Muhammed Akanbi Nurudeen, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Rotimi Omotoye, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Francis Olajide, Ekiti State University, Nigeria Rotimi Omotoye, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Adepju Jhonson-Bashua, Lagos State University, Nigeria Oguntola Laguda, Lagos State University, Nigeria Carolyn Medine, University of Georgia, USA David Olali, Claremont Graduate University, USA Kidogo Kennedy, University of Southern California, USA Melaine L. Harris, Texas Christian University, USA Robert Y. Owusu, Clark Atlanta University, USA Danielle Boaz, Drake University, USA Yushau Sodiq, Texas Christian University, USA