Identity crises and indigenous religious traditions: exploring Nigerian-African Christian societies

1. Historical and socio-political background -- 2. Ritual processes and the Ogo society -- 3. Implications of initiation into the Ogo society -- 4. Locating the United Presbyterian Church (UPC) within local and global landscapes -- 5. Religious conversion : transition and transmission -- 6. Negotiat...

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Auteur principal: Obinna, Elijah (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: New York Routledge 2017
Dans:Année: 2017
Collection/Revue:Religion in modern Africa
Sujets non-standardisés:B Igbo (African people) Religion
B Presbyterian Church
B Presbyterian Church (Nigeria)
B RELIGION ; Christianity ; History
B Christianity (Nigeria)
B Igbo (African people) ; Religion
B Christianity
B Church History
B Nigeria
B Nigeria Church history
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Résumé:1. Historical and socio-political background -- 2. Ritual processes and the Ogo society -- 3. Implications of initiation into the Ogo society -- 4. Locating the United Presbyterian Church (UPC) within local and global landscapes -- 5. Religious conversion : transition and transmission -- 6. Negotiating culture and identity -- 7. Towards dialogue : Christianity and the Ogo society -- 8. Theoretical reflections on the Ogo society.
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1317119088