Reflections on West Africa's Women of God: Alinesitoué and the Diola Prophetic Tradition
This brief discussion of Robert Baum's recent book, West Africa's Women of God: Alinesitoué and the Diola Prophetic Tradition, is based on comments made at a roundtable devoted to the work at the 2016 meeting of the American Academy of Religion. This commentary looks at Baum's work fr...
| Published in: | Journal of Africana religions |
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
2018
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| In: |
Journal of Africana religions
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| Review of: | West Africa's women of God (Bloomington : Indiana Univ. Press, 2016) (Ambler, Charles)
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BS Traditional African religions KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KCD Hagiography; saints TK Recent history |
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| Summary: | This brief discussion of Robert Baum's recent book, West Africa's Women of God: Alinesitoué and the Diola Prophetic Tradition, is based on comments made at a roundtable devoted to the work at the 2016 meeting of the American Academy of Religion. This commentary looks at Baum's work from the perspective of African history, including reflections on Baum's training as a historian. Focus is given to the persistent influence of Robin Horton's work on African conversion and the importance of Baum's book in challenging Horton's analysis. |
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| ISSN: | 2165-5413 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Africana religions
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