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Religious encounter and the making of the Yoruba
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"Religious Encounter and the Making of the Yoruba brings together history, religion, and social anthropology. It is an important book for readers interested in African history, colonialism and cult...
"Religious Encounter and the Making of the Yoruba brings together history, religion, and social anthropology. It is an important book for readers interested in African history, colonialism and culture, religious change, and the globalization of Christianity."--Jacket.
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- Creator
- J.D.Y. Peel
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, ©2000
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- xi, 420 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 0253215889, 9780253215888, 0253337941, 9780253337948
- OCLC
- ocn606533945, ocm43936957
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-407) and index.
- 6.
- Narratives of religion and of empire -- Yorubaland at war -- Living in an age of confusion -- Making country fashion -- The mission and the powers -- Preaching the word -- Engaging with Islam -- The path to conversion -- Leaf becomes soap -- The making of the Yoruba -- Looking back