Engaging the rhetoric of spiritual warfare: the public face of Aladura in diaspora
One of the most striking examples of African indigenous religious creativity is the Aladura, a group of churches that emerged in Western Nigeria from the 1920s and 1930s. They are so called because of their penchant for prayer, healing, prophecy, exorcism, trances, visions and dreams. The Aladura ma...
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| Language: | English |
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Brill
2004
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Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2004, Volume: 34, Issue: 4, Pages: 493-522 |
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Diaspora (social sciences) Religion
B Church B Sect B Einflussgröße B Religion B Migrant B Social integration B Ethnic group B Teaching B Religious practice B Ethnicity B Religious organization B Identity B Nigeria B Syncretism B Foreign country B Culture |
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