‘Their Children Might be Christians’
This article examines the ritual specialists and initiates of the three Adzima shrines in the southeastern Volta Region of Ghana and their criticism of Christianity, particularly Neo-Pentecostalist discourse that encourages adherents to sever lineage-based ties to deities and ancestors. The influenc...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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| In: |
Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2017, Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 190-223 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ghana (Süd)
/ Volta-Gebiet
/ Ewe (People)
/ Sanctuary
/ Slavery
/ Abolition of
/ Pentecostal churches
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion CB Christian life; spirituality CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KBN Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Ghana
religion
trokosi
personhood
Anlo-Ewe
Neo-Pentecostal Christianity
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Volltext (Verlag) |