Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t: The Paradox of Africana Religions’ Legal Status
The Jamaican government reconsidering the Obeah Act in the summer of 2019 highlighted the legacy of prejudice and criminalization of Africana religious systems and practices left by colonization across ethno-linguistic borders and the broader Black Atlantic. It also highlighted how some traditions s...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2022
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Journal of Africana religions
Año: 2022, Volumen: 10, Número: 1, Páginas: 100-128 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Atlantischer Raum
/ Sincretismo afroamericano
/ Religión
/ Derecho
/ Colonialismo
/ Resistencia
/ Historia 1760-2019
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | AD Sociología de la religión AG Vida religiosa AX Relaciones inter-religiosas AZ Nueva religión KBN África subsahariana KBR América Latina TJ Edad Moderna TK Período contemporáneo XA Derecho ZC Política general |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Black Atlantic
B Law B Modernity B Colonialism B Obeah |
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| Sumario: | The Jamaican government reconsidering the Obeah Act in the summer of 2019 highlighted the legacy of prejudice and criminalization of Africana religious systems and practices left by colonization across ethno-linguistic borders and the broader Black Atlantic. It also highlighted how some traditions such as Béninois Vodun, Candomblé, Santería, and oriṣa worship in parts of Nigeria have successfully managed to combat state policing and prejudice to gain official recognition and legal protection. However, this article analyzes the way even the legal and conceptual success of Africana religions in the modern world places them in a Catch-22. Drawing attention to the fundamental differences between modern conceptions and assumptions of what constitutes “religion,” the article traces the history of how modern political and legal structures either exclude and oppress Africana traditions or exert subtle pressure on them to conform to conceptions of “religion” that are more intelligible and acceptable to their largely Western-based frameworks. |
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| ISSN: | 2165-5413 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Journal of Africana religions
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