Christianity, Islam, and Orisa-Religion : Three Traditions in Comparison and Interaction.
Series: Anthropology of ChristianityPublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2015. Description: 1 online resource (312 pages)ISBN: 9780520961227; 0520961226; 0520285859; 9780520285859Uniform titles: DeGruyter books online. Subject(s): ReligionLOC classification: BL2480.Y6 | P44 2016Online resources: Notre Dame Online Access Summary: A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's open access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. The Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria are exceptional for the copresence among them of three religious traditions: Islam, Christianity, and the indigenous orisa religion. In this comparative study, at once historical and anthropological, Peel explores the intertwined character of the three religions and the dense imbrication of religion in all aspects of Yoruba history up to the present. For over 400 years, the Yoru.No physical items for this record
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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's open access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. The Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria are exceptional for the copresence among them of three religious traditions: Islam, Christianity, and the indigenous orisa religion. In this comparative study, at once historical and anthropological, Peel explores the intertwined character of the three religions and the dense imbrication of religion in all aspects of Yoruba history up to the present. For over 400 years, the Yoru.
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