The Flow of African Spirituality into World Christianity

Much of the spirituality peculiar to African Christians bears traces of the influence of African Traditional Religions (atr). Prayer traditions like incantations, melodious choruses and appeal to spirits, typical of atr, have infiltrated the religious life of African Christians both at home and in D...

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Main Author: Nnamani, Amuluche-Greg (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Mission studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 32, Issue: 3, Pages: 331-352
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Traditionelle afrikanische Religion / Christianity / Independant church / Pentecostal churches / Spirituality
RelBib Classification:BS Traditional African religions
CB Christian life; spirituality
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KDG Free church
Further subjects:B African spirituality and thought ancestral worship diaspora (word) migration pneumatology Christian antiquity African Independent Churches classical Pentecostalism
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)