‘Returning to our spiritual roots’: African Hindus in Ghana negotiating religious space and identity

This paper examines the phenomenon of the ‘African Hindu’ in the context of the discussions on ‘transnational Hinduism’. I also report on how these African Hindus resort to a reinterpretation of the history of their Ghanaian indigenous (traditional) religion and culture in their attempt to find reli...

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Main Author: Atiemo, Abamfo Ofori (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2017, Volume: 47, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 405-437
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ghana / Hindus / Religious identity / Cultural identity
IxTheo Classification:BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
Further subjects:B Acculturation
B Religion
B Hinduism
B Effect
B Effects
B Traditional culture
B Cultural identity
B Transculturation
B Hindus
B Culture
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:This paper examines the phenomenon of the ‘African Hindu’ in the context of the discussions on ‘transnational Hinduism’. I also report on how these African Hindus resort to a reinterpretation of the history of their Ghanaian indigenous (traditional) religion and culture in their attempt to find religious space in the almost-choked religious environment of Ghana, and also how they attempt to negotiate their new religious identity in relation to their identity as Africans (Ghanaians). I conclude with a prognosis of the form that Hinduism is likely to assume in the near future on Ghanaian soil as its African converts try to live their faith in the context of their local culture.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis Seite 432-435, Literaturhinweise Seite 435-437
ISSN:1570-0666
Contains:In: Journal of religion in Africa
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700666-12340120