Religions in Contemporary Africa: An Introduction

Religions in Contemporary Africa: An Introduction

by Adriaan van Klinken (Contributor), Hassan Ndzovu (Contributor), Laura S. Grillo (Author)

Synopsis

Religions in Contemporary Africa is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the three main religious traditions on the African continent, African indigenous religions, Christianity and Islam. The book provides a historical overview of these important traditions and focuses on the roles they play in African societies today. It includes social, cultural and political case studies from across the continent on the following topical issues:

  • Witchcraft and modernity
  • Power and politics
  • Conflict and peace
  • Media and popular culture
  • Development
  • Human rights
  • Illness and health
  • Gender and sexuality

With suggestions for further reading, discussion questions, illustrations and a list of glossary terms this is the ideal textbook for students in religion, African studies and adjacent fields approaching this subject area for the first time.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 256
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 05 Apr 2019

ISBN 10: 0815365799
ISBN 13: 9780815365792

Media Reviews

The well-conceived combination of tradition-specific and thematic chapters help the reader understand Africa's religious diversity and dynamics in contemporary context and will be just the ticket for my African Religions class.

Rosalind I. J. Hackett, University of Tennessee, USA

Author Bio
Laura S. Grillo earned her PhD in History of Religions from The University of Chicago and is Affiliated Faculty at Georgetown University (USA). Her book, An Intimate Rebuke (2018), was supported by a Research Fellowship at Harvard Divinity School. Hassan J. Ndzovu is Senior Lecturer of Religious Studies at Moi University (Kenya), with a PhD from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (South Africa). He has also held two postdoctoral positions, at Freie Universitat Berlin (Germany) and Northwestern University (USA). Adriaan van Klinken is Associate Professor of Religion and African Studies at the University of Leeds (United Kingdom). He holds a PhD in Religious Studies from Utrecht University (the Netherlands) and was a postdoctoral fellow at SOAS University of London.