sounding the voice of tolerance: the orò secret society at the yorùbá borderlands
Based on ethnographic research in Southeastern Bénin, this article considers how the Yorùbá òrìs.à (divinity) Orò bolsters religious pluralism by manifesting only as sound. Synthesizing theory from sound studies and religious studies, the article shows how Orò and his followers demand religious tole...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2021
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Material religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 17, Issue: 4, Pages: 517-538 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Benin (Südwest)
/ Yoruba
/ Secret society
/ Orisha
/ Manifestation
/ Tone (Acustics)
/ Religious festival
/ Religious conflict
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements KBN Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
sound studies
B Africa B Tolerance B Religious Pluralism B Secrecy B Voice B Yorùbá |
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