The New Religions of Africa |
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| Series title: | Modern Sociology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-89391-014-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1979 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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| Imprint: | Praeger |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $95.00 |
Book Description:
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This volume is an important and original collection of firsthand field reports and essays on contemporary African cults and churches. Using comprehensive ethnographic information, this volume focuses on the importance of religion as an agent and symbol of social change in emerging African nations, and the changing roles of gender in African society.
This volume is an important and original collection of firsthand field reports and essays on contemporary African cults and churches. Using comprehensive ethnographic information, this volume focuses on the importance of religion as an agent and symbol of social change in emerging African nations, and the changing roles of gender in African society.