ISBN:
9789988122959
,
9988122950
Language:
English
Pages:
IX, 350 Seiten
,
graphische Darstellungen
,
23 cm
Series Statement:
Trends in African Christianity
Keywords:
Christianity
;
Ghana Religion
;
Ghana Nord
;
Christianisierung
Abstract:
"Across Africa, a vibrant exchange is occurring as Christianity and Islam are both moulded and enriched by African religiosity. This is the story of such an exchange, drawing from a popular dialogue that is taking place between past and present, old and new, the ancestors and the modern world. Africa has long trod these as parallel tracks but a new blending is underway. The people are beginning to transform Christianity, so that all things are surveyed against the backdrop of an African world in which seen and unseen intertwine." - Back Cover
Description / Table of Contents:
IntroductionDagbon -- Popular Christian identity: tradition and modernity -- Popular Christian identity: faith -- The church -- Social change -- Problem solving -- Inculturation: synthesis versus dualism -- Making rituals -- Conclusion: the transformation of the Naam.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [324]-331) and index
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