Yoruba in diaspora : an African church in London /

The Nigerian Diaspora is now world-wide, and when Yoruba travel, they take with them their religious organizations. As a member of the Cherubim and Seraphim church in London for over thirty years, anthropologist Hermione Harris explores a world of prayer, spirit possession, and divination through dr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harris, Hermione
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Contemporary anthropology of religion.
Temas:
Yoruba (African people) > England > London > Religion.
Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique) > Angleterre > Londres > Religion.
RELIGION > Messianic Judaism.
Religion
Yoruba (African people) > Religion
London (England) > Religion.
England > London
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 'Stars of the World': Yoruba Worker-Students in Britain
  • The Cherubim and Seraphim Church, United Kingdom
  • From Ase to Agbara: the Concept of Spiritual Power in the Cherubim and Seraphim
  • 'Electrical Energy': Dynamic Metaphors of Spiritual Power
  • Experiencing Power: Possession by the Holy Spirit
  • Revelation as Divinatory Practice
  • 'Practical Christianity': Revelation and the Power of Prayer
  • Epilogue: Empowerment and Yoruba Christianity.

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