Religious encounter and the making of the Yoruba
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Religious encounter and the making of the Yoruba
(African systems of thought)
Indiana University Press, c2000
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Here, the author contends that it is through their encounter with Christian missions in the mid-19th century that the Yoruba have come to know themselves as such. This detailed study looks at journals written by African agents of the mission who played a key role in shaping Yoruba consciousness. By focusing on the lived experience of ordinary Yoruba, this title aimgs to show how the process of Christian covnversion began to transform Christianity into something more deeply Yoruba. This is intended as a book for readers interested in African history, colonialism and culture, religious change and the globalization of Christianity.
Table of Contents
- Yorubaland at war
- living in an age of confusion
- making country fashion
- the mission and the powers
- preaching the word
- engaging with Islam
- the path to conversion
- leaf into soap
- the making of the Yoruba
- looking back.
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