ʻSpeaking for Islamʼ and Religious Authority in Zongos in Asante, Ghana

In presenting and comparing three different endeavors of ʻspeaking for Islamʼ in the Muslim communities of zongos in Asante, this essay analyzes what renders this act into a felicitous performance. Accordingly, I delineate and discuss the grounds on which one is accorded or denied the authority to m...

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Main Author: Pontzen, Benedikt ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2017, Volume: 47, Issue: 1, Pages: 42-71
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ghana / Islam / Sermon / Authority
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BJ Islam
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
RE Homiletics
Further subjects:B Authority Ghana Islam sermon zongo
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)