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Religion is playing an increasingly central role in African political and developmental life. This book offers an empirical and theoretical reflection on the relationships between religion, politics and development in Africa; the meanings of religion in non-Western contexts and the way that is embed...
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| Language: | English |
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Religion is playing an increasingly central role in African political and developmental life. This book offers an empirical and theoretical reflection on the relationships between religion, politics and development in Africa; the meanings of religion in non-Western contexts and the way that is embedded in the everyday life of people in Africa. 'The editors of this volume pose major challenges to the research community: to re-evaluate the concepts, assumptions and methods that may veil rather than illuminate contemporary African societies and to develop a better understanding of the relationships between religion, politics, development and modernity. The authors of the individual chapters make a valuable contribution to this research agenda by examining aspects of the place of religion in public spaces; how religions function and shape people's lives, communities and organizations; and the role of religion in the sphere of health.' |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230237759, 2010. |
| Carrier Form: | 272 p. : 1 1. |
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9780230237759 9780230283206 : 0230283209 : |
| CLC: | B911 |
| Contents: | Introduction-- B.Bompani & M.Frahm-Arp PART 1: 'CHALLENGING THE SECULAR: RELIGION AND PUBLIC SPACES' Development and Invisible Worlds-- S.Ellis The Mbuliluli Principle: What is in a Name?-- G.ter Haar Muslim Shrines in Cape Town: Religion and Post-Apartheid Public Spheres-- A.Tayob Remaking Society from Within: Extraversion and the Social Forms of Female Muslim Activism in Urban Mali-- D.E.Shulz PART 2: 'RELIGION BETWEEN STATE AND SOCIETY' Da'wah and Politics in West Africa: Muslim Jama'at and Non Government organisations in Ghana, Sierre Leone and The Gambia-- D.E.Skinner Faith-based Organi |