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Igbo Culture and Gospel
Pope John Paul II speaks in "Ecclesia in Africa" (1995) of the necessity for the church to inculturate itself into the cultures of the African peoples. This book shows what makes inculturation in Africa a necessity. Against the background of a socio-empircal study it becomes understandable, why in the history of mission, from a European-religious perspective much remains misunderstood and causes distress until today. The author focuses on the 'way of Inculturation" showing how a "rooting of the Gospel in Africa" could be possible and sustainable. (Series: Biblical Perspectives for Annunciation and Teaching / Biblische Perspektiven fur Verkundigung and Unterricht, Vol. 7) [Subject: Theology, African Studies]
Spirits and Letters
Studies of religion have a tendency to conceptualise 'the Spirit' and 'the Letter' as mutually exclusive and intrinsically antagonistic. However, the history of religions abounds in cases where charismatic leaders deliberately refer to and make use of writings. This book challenges prevailing scholarly notions of the relationship between 'charisma' and 'institution' by analysing reading and writing practices in contemporary Christianity. Taking up the continuing anthropological interest in Pentecostal-charismatic Christianity, and representing the first book-length treatment of literacy practices among African Christians, this volume explores how church leaders in Zambia refer to the Bible a...
Man-Leopard Murders
This book is an account of murder and politics in Africa, and an historical ethnography of southern Annang communities during the colonial period. Its narrative leads to events between 1945 and 1948 when the imperial gaze of police, press and politicians was focused on a series of mysterious deaths in south-eastern Nigeria attributed to the 'man-leopard society'. These murder mysteries, reported as the 'biggest, strangest murder hunt in the world', were not just forensic but also related to the broad historical impact of commercial, Christian and colonial aid relations on Annang society.
Africa
Includes Proceedings of the Executive council and List of members, also section "Review of books".
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The Power Of Endurance
All of us are created by the Living God and we live for Him. He has an open invitation for intimate communion and vital bond with you. The Living God resides in approachable locale and He is ready and ever-willing to confer His divine blessing upon you. In order to be one of the trustee's of His divine plan, you must be willing to complete this trouble-free task. His assignment for you is simple and He wants you to do it at the pace that is challenging and achievable. Here it is: Do not be afraid, Do not stop in front, Be determined, Be confident, Be prepared to endure in prayers, Be prepared to obey the whole Law of Moses, Be prepared to trust the Living God only and Be prepared to accept the teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ
An Atlas of Endangered Alphabets
A global exploration of the many writing systems that are on the verge of vanishing, and the stories and cultures they carry with them. If something is important, we write it down. Yet 85% of the world's writing systems are on the verge of vanishing - not granted official status, not taught in schools, discouraged and dismissed. When a culture is forced to abandon its traditional script, everything it has written for hundreds of years - sacred texts, poems, personal correspondence, legal documents, the collective experience, wisdom and identity of a people - is lost. This Atlas is about those writing systems, and the people who are trying to save them. From the ancient holy alphabets of the ...
Die gezeigte und die verborgene Kultur
Die in dem Band versammelten Beiträge sind die überarbeiteten Skripten einer Ringvorlesung, die im Wintersemester 2005/6 an der Universität Leipzig angeboten wurde. Diese Veranstaltung war ihrerseits Resultat längerer Gespräche verschiedener historischer, philologischer und kulturvergleichender Fächer über die Mehrbödigkeit und Widersprüchlichkeit ihres gemeinsamen Gegenstandes Kultur. Aus dem Inhalt (insgs. 9 Beiträge): B. Streck, Einleitung: Die gezeigte und die verborgene Kultur A. Nippa, Vom Wandel der Tabus - aus der Welt des Wissens G. Heusing, Eine Sprache namens 'Gartenabfall': Über Sondersprachen in Afrika V. Klemm, Verbergen, Verschweigen, Verstellen: Konzepte und Praktiken zum Schutz von Glauben und Gemeinschaft bei schiitischen Minderheiten G. Heeg, Die Geste der Scham als Grundgeste des Theaters H.-W. Fischer-Elfert, Gezeigtes und Verborgenes im Alten Ägypten E. Wolff, Was sie sagen und was sie tun: Die 'Sprachenfrage in Afrika' im politischen Diskurs A. Weiss, Vom offenbarten Geheimnis zur partiellen Verheimlichung: Die Außendarstellung der frühen Christen O. Riha, 'Die Zauberer sollst du nicht am Leben lassen': Magie in der mittelalterlichen Medizin
