Introduction: Orienting Africana Religious Studies-East African and Indian Ocean Perspectives

Presuming that such themes as diaspora and migration pertain to Africana peoples of the Indian Ocean world no less than they do to those of the better-known Atlantic, this special issue opens the study of Africana religions to an expanded geographic range and the insights that come with such an expa...

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Published in:Journal of Africana religions
Main Author: Premawardhana, Devaka (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press [2019]
In: Journal of Africana religions
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Africa / Indian Ocean / Africans / Diaspora (Social sciences) / Islam / Interfaith dialogue
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AF Geography of religion
AX Inter-religious relations
BJ Islam
BS Traditional African religions
KBM Asia
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Summary:Presuming that such themes as diaspora and migration pertain to Africana peoples of the Indian Ocean world no less than they do to those of the better-known Atlantic, this special issue opens the study of Africana religions to an expanded geographic range and the insights that come with such an expansion. This introductory essay clarifies the special issue's rationale, sketches the relevant historical and geographic contexts, and proposes three analytic frames through which to assess the interventions made by the contributors. The value and variety of those interventions underscore the importance, if not necessity, of taking a truly global approach to Africana religious studies.
ISSN:2165-5413
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Africana religions