Religion and Indigenous Hermeneutics

Jacob Olupona’s City of 201 Gods critically engages the question of interpretation and understanding in the analysis of specific African lifeworlds (re)defined by religious culture. Olupona’s interpretation invites further interpretation of how emergent symbolic forms in a context of plural religiou...

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Main Author: Adebanwi, Wale (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press 2014
In: Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2014, Volume: 2, Issue: 4, Pages: 457-464
Further subjects:B Jacob Olupona
B Religious Culture
B Religion
B City of 201 Gods
B Hermeneutics
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Summary:Jacob Olupona’s City of 201 Gods critically engages the question of interpretation and understanding in the analysis of specific African lifeworlds (re)defined by religious culture. Olupona’s interpretation invites further interpretation of how emergent symbolic forms in a context of plural religious practices provoke both consensus and dissensus with respect to secularist practices.
ISSN:2165-5413
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Africana religions