‘The Eliminated Gods’: The Christian Reconfiguration of Jukun Theism

This article looks at an aspect of the cosmology of the Jukun of north-central Nigeria, specifically their theism, and how it has changed through their encounter with Christian monotheism. Many contemporary Jukun people assume that their indigenous cosmology has always been anchored on a Supreme Bei...

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Main Author: Irmiya Elawa, Nathan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Edinburgh Univ. Press 2022
In: Studies in world christianity
Year: 2022, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 205-225
IxTheo Classification:BS Traditional African religions
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
NBD Doctrine of Creation
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B Chidon
B Jukun
B Indigenous religions
B Theism
B Wukari
B Indigenous societies
B Ando
B Ancestors
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