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Christianity, Islam, and Orisa-Religion : Three Traditions in Comparison and Interaction.

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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:...

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Main Author: Peel, J. D. Y.
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2015.
Series:Anthropology of Christianity.
Subjects:
Religion.
religion (discipline)
Regional & national history.
Comparative religion.
History of religion.
Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography.
RELIGION > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
HISTORY > General.
Religion
Christentum
Yoruba
Islam
Orischa
yoruba people.
yoruba religion.
african history.
african studies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (312 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0520961226
0520285859
9780520285859
9780520961227