Religious Plurality in Africa : : Essays in Honour of John S. Mbiti / / ed. by Jacob K. Olupona, Sulayman S. Nyang.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Theology and Religious Studies 1990 - 1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2013] ©1993 |
Year of Publication: | 2013 |
Edition: | Reprint 2013 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Religion and Society ,
32 |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (455 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword: Listening to Africa -- Preface: Religious plurality in Africa -- Table of Contents -- A biographical sketch -- Introduction: Issues and perspectives on religious plurality in Africa -- I The Study of African Traditional Religion -- The study of African religions in retrospect from “Westernization” to “Africanization”? -- African traditional religion: An enduring heritage -- Time and African beliefs revisited -- Traditional African healing system versus Western medicine in Southern Ghana: An encounter -- Gods as policemen: Religion and social control in Igboland -- II African Theology -- African theology revisited -- Civil authority — From the perspective of African Theology -- The Bible and oral tradition -- III Africa and Christianity -- Africa and Christianity: Domestication of Christian values in the African church -- African independent churches and theological scholarship in Germany -- The issue of social justice and order in Africa -- IV Africa and Some World Religions -- Islamic revivalism in West Africa: Historical perspectives and recent developments -- Christian-Muslim relations in Africa -- The place and role of India's religions in Africa -- Africa and Judaism: Retrospect, problems, and prospects -- V Responses to John Mbiti’s work -- Mbiti’s work on African religion as reflected in the perceptions of students in a British university -- A critique of Mbiti’s view on love and marriage in Africa -- John Mbiti’s contribution to African theology -- John Mbiti’s contribution to African philosophy -- Bibliography -- Notes on contributors -- Subject Index -- Index of Names and Authors |
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Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110850079 9783110638110 |
ISSN: | 1437-5370 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110850079 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | ed. by Jacob K. Olupona, Sulayman S. Nyang. |