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African spirituality, polit...
"Focusing on the three leading religious traditions in Africa (African Traditional Religion, Islam, and Christianity), this book shows how belief in the supremacy of sacred words compels actions and influences practices in contemporary Africa. "Sacred words" are taken to mean holy texts as in divination, the Bible and the Quran. Toyin Falola evaluates how religious leaders engage with sacred words, both orals and texts, engendering practices that reveal the expression of religious beliefs, the impact of those beliefs, and the knowledge contained in them. Attention is given to the key ideas in the words chosen by religious leaders, and how they form a continuous knowledge system, impacting the politics of managing society and people."--
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monografia Rebiun39050129 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun39050129 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 220105t20222022enk ob 001 0 eng d GBC241553 bnb 1304814312 1305009887 1305169187 1312763946 9781350271951 ePDF) 1350271950 ePDF) 9781350271968 ePub) 1350271969 ePub) 9781350271975 electronic book) 1350271977 electronic book) 9781350271944 hardback) 9781350271982 paperback) 1350271942 10.5040/9781350271975 doi AU@ 000071286080 UKMGB 020511803 9781350271968 codeMantra BLOOM eng rda pn BLOOM OCLCO BLOOM EBLCP OCLCO OCLCF UKMGB UKAHL YDX OCLCQ WAU N$T TEU OCLCO OCLCL OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCL f------ 299.6 23 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ddc/E33VDgdkcjRykRCtM3VmKycxrH Falola, Toyin author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgcXxfhhHXBJmVmXQGj4q African spirituality, politics, and knowledge systems sacred words and holy realms Toyin Falola London Bloomsbury Academic 2022 London London Bloomsbury Academic 2022 1 online resource (x, 287 pages) 1 online resource (x, 287 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Bloomsbury Studies in Black Religion and Cultures Includes bibliographical references and index Introduction: Sacred words and realms -- Part I. Indigenous Systems. 1. Diviners and indigenous knowledge ; 2. Shamanism as a knowledge system ; 3. Magic and witchcraft -- Part II. Islam. 4. Sufism as a knowledge system ; 5. Political and intellectual thoughts of Usman Dan Fodio ; 6. Shaykh Ahmadu Bamba and the Muridiyya Sufi order -- Part III. Christianity. 7. Missionaries and knowledge production ; 8. Pentecostalism: Philosophies and practices ; 9. African Spiritual Churches -- Conclusion "Focusing on the three leading religious traditions in Africa (African Traditional Religion, Islam, and Christianity), this book shows how belief in the supremacy of sacred words compels actions and influences practices in contemporary Africa. "Sacred words" are taken to mean holy texts as in divination, the Bible and the Quran. Toyin Falola evaluates how religious leaders engage with sacred words, both orals and texts, engendering practices that reveal the expression of religious beliefs, the impact of those beliefs, and the knowledge contained in them. Attention is given to the key ideas in the words chosen by religious leaders, and how they form a continuous knowledge system, impacting the politics of managing society and people."-- Provided by publisher Toyin Falola is a University Distinguished Teaching Professor of History and the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin, USA Spirituality- Africa Religion and politics- Africa Sacred books Spiritualité- Afrique Religion et politique- Afrique Religion: general. Religious groups: social & cultural aspects. Religion. Africa- Religion Afrique- Religion Afrique- Vie religieuse Africa. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkHrMyfHC67yqRTycbrv3 Sacred works. Sacred works. Livres sacrés. Print version Falola, Toyin. African spirituality, politics, and knowledge systems. London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022 1350271942 (OCoLC)1249630835 Bloomsbury studies in black religion and cultures