African spirituality, politics, and knowledge systems : sacred words and holy realms /: sacred words and holy realms. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Toyin Falola.
• Authors: Falola, Toyin
• Contents: PrefaceAcknowledgmentsNotes on SourcesIntroduction: Sacred Words and RealmsPART I. Indigenous Systems1. Diviners and Indigenous Knowledge2. Shamanism as a Knowledge System3. Magic and WitchcraftPART II. Islam 4. Sufism as a Knowledge System5. Political and Intellectual Thoughts of Usman Dan Fodio6. Shaykh Ahmadu Bamba and the Muridiyya Sufi OrderPART III. Christianity 7. Missionaries and Knowledge Production8. Pentecostalism: Philosophies and Prractices9. African Spiritual ChurchesConclusionNotesBibliography Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 204.096; Spirituality -- Africa; Sacred books; Religion and politics -- Africa
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781350271968; 9781350271951
• Related ISBNs: 9781350271944
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