Religious encounter and the making of the Yoruba / J.D.Y. Peel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peel, J. D. Y. (John David Yeadon), 1941-2015.

Series:

African systems of thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Missions--Nigeria--History--19th century.

Missions.

Christianity and culture--Nigeria--History--19th century.

Christianity and culture.

Church history.

History.

Nigeria--Church history--19th century.

Nigeria.

Yoruba (African people)--Religion.

Yoruba (African people).

Physical Description:

xi, 420 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2000]

Summary:

In this magisterial book, J. D. Y. Peel contends that it is through their encounter with Christian missions in the mid-19th century that the Yoruba came to know themselves as a distinctive people. Peel's detailed study of the encounter is based on the rich archives of the Anglican Church Missionary Society, which contain the journals written by the African agents of mission, who, as the first generation of literate Yoruba, played a key role in shaping modern Yoruba consciousness. This distinguished book pays special attention to the experiences of ordinary men and women and shows how the process of Christian conversion transformed Christianity into something more deeply Yoruba.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-407) and index.

ISBN:

0253337941

OCLC:

43936957