Anthropology of Knowledge and the Christian Dialogue with African Traditional Religions: Lessons from Anufo Divination
Local theologies in Africa have taken their cue from the dialogue with African traditional religions (ATRs). But this important dialogue is new, and it has much to learn from one already long established—that between Islam and ATRs. In this article the author explores the way in which Islam has used...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
1992
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Missiology
Year: 1992, Volume: 20, Issue: 3, Pages: 323-341 |
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| Summary: | Local theologies in Africa have taken their cue from the dialogue with African traditional religions (ATRs). But this important dialogue is new, and it has much to learn from one already long established—that between Islam and ATRs. In this article the author explores the way in which Islam has used divination and other traditional African religious institutions to transform the way in which traditional problems are perceived, interpreted, and solved, thus allowing a resultant cultural and religious transformation to proceed naturally from its own indigenous roots. |
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| ISSN: | 2051-3623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Missiology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009182969202000301 |