Yoruba in Diaspora : An African Church in London / by H. Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Hermione.

Series:

Contemporary Anthropology of Religion, 2946-3483

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology.

Ethnology--Africa.

Culture.

Religion.

Religion and sociology.

Religions.

Anthropology.

Sociocultural Anthropology.

African Culture.

Sociology of Religion.

Comparative Religion.

Local Subjects:

Sociocultural Anthropology.

African Culture.

Religion.

Sociology of Religion.

Comparative Religion.

Anthropology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2006.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

Summary:

The Nigerian diaspora is now world-wide, and when Yoruba travel, they take with them their religious organizations. As a member of the Cherubim and Seraphim church in London for over thirty years, anthropologist Hermione Harris explores a world of prayer, spirit possession, and divination through dreams and visions.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 "Stars of the World": Yoruba Worker-Students in Britain; Chapter 3 The Cherubim and Seraphim Church, United Kingdom; Chapter 4 From Ase to Agbara: The Concept of Spiritual Power in the Cherubim and Seraphim; Chapter 5 "Electrical Energy": Dynamic Metaphors of Spiritual Power; Chapter 6 Experiencing Power: Possession by the Holy Spirit; Chapter 7 Revelation as Divinatory Practice; Chapter 8 "Practical Christianity": Revelation and the Power of Prayer; Chapter 9 Epilogue: Empowerment and Yoruba Christianity; Glossary; Notes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-283) and index.

ISBN:

9786611360801

9781281360809

1281360805

9780230601048

0230601049

OCLC:

315825934