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Bwiti: An Ethnography of the Religious Imagination in Africa
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Bwiti: An Ethnography of the Religious Imagination in Africa
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) J. W. Fernandez
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:800 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178 |
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| Category/Genre | Religion - general |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691655239
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| Classifications | Dewey:299.67 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
29 January 2019 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
We cannot, the author argues, adequately understand the religious imagination without knowing the historical, social, and cultural matrices from which it arises. Accordingly, his book explores the Fang culture of Gabon as a set of contexts from which emerges the Bwiti religion. In addition to experience with missionary Christianity, Bwiti uses a gr
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