When the Deities Visit for Hɔmɔwɔ: Translating Religion in the Language of the Secular
Every summer, indigenous deities visit Ghana’s capital, Accra, for the Hɔmɔwɔ festival. To create a peaceful environment for the guests, Ga indigenous priests introduce a one-month “ban on drumming and noise-making.” Almost overnight, sacred silence blankets the city as nightclubs and dance halls cl...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2019]
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| In: |
Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 87, Issue: 1, Pages: 191-224 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ga (People)
/ Folk religion
/ Homowo
/ Evangelical movement
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AG Religious life; material religion BB Indigenous religions BS Traditional African religions |
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