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African immigrant religions in America / ed. by Jacob K. Olupona and Regina Gemignani

Olúpǫ̀nà, Jacob Kę́hiǹdé, 1951- [Hrsg.] ; Gemignani, Regina [Hrsg.]

New York, NY [u.a.] : New York Univ. Press, c 2007

VII, 352 S ; 24 cm

Englisch

Communities of believers : exploring African immigrant religion in the United States / Jacob K. Olupona

Communities of believers : exploring African immigrant religion in the United States /Jacob K. Olupona --African immigrant churches in the United States and the study of Black church history /David D. Daniels --The Andrew syndrome : models in understanding Nigerian diaspora /Ogbu M. Kalu --Non-Western Christianity in the Western world : African immigrant churches in the diaspora /Akintunde Akinade --Portable faith : the global mission of African initiated churches /Elias Bongmba --Gender, identity, and power in African immigrant Evangelical churches /Regina Gemignani --Gender and change in an African immigrant church : an anthropologist and a (former) prophetess reflect /Deidre Helen Crumbley and Gloria Malake Cline-Smythe --West African Muslims in America : when are Muslims not Muslims? /Linda Beck --African religious beliefs and practices in diaspora : an ethnographic observation of activities at an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian church in Los Angeles /Worku Nida --Transnationalism, religion, and the African diaspora in Canada : an examination of Ghanaians and Ghanaian churches /Wisdom J. Tettey --Singing the Lord's song in a foreign land : spirituality, communality, and identity in a Ghanaian immigrant congregation /Moses Biney --African immigrant churches and the new Christian Right /Mojubaolu Olufunke Okome --African Muslims in the United States : the Nigerian case /Yushau Sodiq --Conclusion /Jacob K. Olupona and Regina Gemignani.

African immigrant churches in the United States and the study of Black church history / David D. Daniels

The Andrew syndrome : models in understanding Nigerian diaspora / Ogbu M. Kalu

Non-Western Christianity in the Western world : African immigrant churches in the diaspora / Akintunde Akinade

Portable faith : the global mission of African initiated churches / Elias Bongmba

Gender, identity, and power in African immigrant Evangelical churches / Regina Gemignani

Gender and change in an African immigrant church : an anthropologist and a (former) prophetess reflect / Deidre Helen Crumbley and Gloria Malake Cline-Smythe

West African Muslims in America : when are Muslims not Muslims? / Linda Beck

African religious beliefs and practices in diaspora : an ethnographic observation of activities at an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian church in Los Angeles / Worku Nida

Transnationalism, religion, and the African diaspora in Canada : an examination of Ghanaians and Ghanaian churches / Wisdom J. Tettey

Singing the Lord's song in a foreign land : spirituality, communality, and identity in a Ghanaian immigrant congregation / Moses Biney

African immigrant churches and the new Christian Right / Mojubaolu Olufunke Okome

African Muslims in the United States : the Nigerian case / Yushau Sodiq

Conclusion / Jacob K. Olupona and Regina Gemignani.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Archivierung/Langzeitarchivierung gewährleistet (Rechtsgrundlage SSG). UB Tübingen

Rezensiert in: OUT OF AFRICA / William W. Maxwell, 2007

Rezensiert in: African Immigrant Religions in America / Alessandra L. González, 2009

Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Olupona, Jacob K., African Immigrant Religions in America] / Dana Fenton, 2007

0-8147-6212-3 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0-8147-6211-5 (cloth : alk. paper); 978-0-8147-6212-7 ( : pbk. : alk. paper); 978-0-8147-6211-0 ( : cloth : alk. paper)

2006102212

013716427, GBA729332

OCoLC: 260122371     

OCoLC: 77504073 (aus SWB)     

BO 6935  | LB 56610      Ähnliche Literatur

BR563.N4

200.89/96073 ; 200.8996073

Basisklassifikation: 15.87 (USA) <Geschichte>

SSG-Nummer(n): 0; 1

*USA ; Kanada ; Afrikaner ; Religion ; Aufsatzsammlung      Zum Register

LOC-SH: African Americans -- Religion ; Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects ; African Americans -- Religion ; Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects

Historical and theoretical perspectives -- Reverse mission : faith, practice, and the immigrant journey -- Gender, ethnicity, and identity -- Civic engagement and political incorporation

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