A reassessment of the interpretation of African indigenous religion in Nollywood
Since its debut on the eve of the twenty first century, the Nigerian movie industry “Nollywood” has become an important instrument in showca‑sing the Nigerian rich cultural heritage. Nigerian video films vividly por‑tray the indigenous sociopolitical organization, the traditional family life...
| Published in: | Ciências da religião história e sociedade |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ed. Mackenzie
2015
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Ciências da religião história e sociedade
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Interpretation of
B Reassessment B Indigenous B Religion B Nollywood B African |
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| Summary: | Since its debut on the eve of the twenty first century, the Nigerian movie industry “Nollywood” has become an important instrument in showca‑sing the Nigerian rich cultural heritage. Nigerian video films vividly por‑tray the indigenous sociopolitical organization, the traditional family life, the indigenous religion and other traditional institutions, which, together, form the fabric of African traditional societies. A very dominant theme in Nigerian video film is the unsavoury portrayal of African traditional reli‑gion as devoid of any positive character. This paper shows how Nigerian video films tend to stigmatize African indigenous religion and African ethical values generally as inferior to those of Christianity and as a crude and underdeveloped system in which Christian ethics must introduce love, family life, interpersonal relationship and the right attitude towards mate‑rialism. The paper, therefore, advocates for a rethinking. |
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| ISSN: | 1980-9425 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Ciências da religião história e sociedade
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