Sensational piety : practices of mediation in Islamic and Pentecostal movements in Abuja, Nigeria / Murtala Ibrahim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ibrahim, Murtala, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and other religions--Islam.

Christianity and other religions.

Pentecostal churches--Nigeria.

Pentecostal churches.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2022]

Summary:

Grounded in anthropological comparison and the concept of materiality, this book offers an in-depth ethnographic study of the similarities and differences among various forms of religious practices in a Pentecostal Church (Christ Embassy) and an Islamic group (NASFAT) in the Nigerian capital of Abuja. Scholarship in this area tends to focus on inter-religious contestations and conflicts; however, this book proposes that another dynamic is unfolding between Christians and Muslims that is characterised by conviviality, interfaith joint action programmes, mutual influences and even the exchange of religious forms. The comparative approach reveals that, notwithstanding the seemingly opposed worldviews and divergences between Muslims and Christians, they all face similar challenges and apply similar techniques for meeting the challenges posed by the precarious Nigerian urban environment. It is through practices - especially those conducted in (semi-) public settings - that people from different religious persuasions define, encroach on and feel the weight of each other's presence.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781350282315

1350282316

9781350282322

1350282324