African Spirituality, Politics, and Knowledge Systems

African Spirituality, Politics, and Knowledge Systems
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 9781350271951
ISBN-13 : 1350271950
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Book Synopsis African Spirituality, Politics, and Knowledge Systems by : Toyin Falola

Download or read book African Spirituality, Politics, and Knowledge Systems written by Toyin Falola and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Quran and the Bible. 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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