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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ibrahim, Murtala, author.

Series:

Bloomsbury Studies in Material Religion.

Bloomsbury Studies in Material Religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pentecostal churches--Nigeria.

Pentecostal churches.

Christianity and other religions--Nigeria--Islam.

Christianity and other religions.

Senses and sensation--Nigeria--Religious aspects.

Senses and sensation.

Abuja (Niger State, Nigeria)--Religious life and customs.

Abuja (Niger State, Nigeria).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.

Summary:

"Grounded in anthropological comparison and the concept of materiality, this book offers an in-depth ethnographic study of similarities and differences in various forms of religious practices in a Pentecostal Church (Christ Embassy) and an Islamic group (NASFAT) in the Nigerian capital of Abuja. While many scholars focus on inter-religious contestations and conflicts, 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."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Religious Diversity in the New Capital City of Abuja

2. Christ Embassy

3. NASFAT

4. Communion with the Divine: Prayer as Performance of Mediation in Christ Embassy and NASFAT

5. Oral Transmission of the Sacred: Preaching in Christ Embassy and NASFAT

6. Mobile Spirituality: Technology Mediated Religious Practices in Christ Embassy and NASFAT

Conclusion

Appendix

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-350-28233-2

9781350282315

1350282316

9781350282322

1350282324

OCLC:

1295014661