Religious Encounter and the Making of the Yoruba

Here, the author contends that it is through their encounter with Christian missions in the mid-19th century that the Yoruba have come to know themselves as such. This detailed study looks at journals written by African agents of the mission who played a key role in shaping Yoruba consciousness. By focusing on the lived experience of ordinary Yoruba, this title aimgs to show how the process of Christian covnversion began to transform Christianity into something more deeply Yoruba. This is intended as a book for readers interested in African history, colonialism and culture, religious change and the globalization of Christianity.

ISBN	0253337941	Pages	435
ISBN13	9780253337948 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	Indiana University Press	Weight (grammes)	780
Imprint	Indiana University Press	Published in	Bloomington, IN
Format	Hardback	Series title	African Systems of Thought
Publication date	01 Mar 2001	Height (mm)	235
Library of Congress	BV3625.N5	Width (mm)	155
DEWEY	266.00966909034	Spine width (mm)	35
DEWEY edition	DC21	Academic level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly

	Acknowledgments
1	Narratives of Religion and of Empire	1
2	Yorubaland at War	27
3	Living in an Age of Confusion	47
4	Making Country Fashion	88
5	The Mission and the Powers	123
6	Preaching the Word	152
7	Engaging with Islam	187
8	The Path to Conversion	215
9	Leaf Becomes Soap	248
10	The Making of the Yoruba	278
11	Looking Back	310
	Notes	319
	Sources and References	393
	Index	409

"[T]his is scholarship of the highest quality.... Peel lifts the Yoruba past to a dimension of comparative seriousness that no one else has managed.... The book teems with ideas... about big and compelling matters of very wide interest."

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