Missions and the Powers: Transactions for Religio-cultural Change among the Yoruba in the Nineteenth Century

The transformation of war-torn Yorubaland from primal to modern society began with the negotiation of the religio-cultural space between Christian missionaries and their Yoruba agents, on one hand, and the principal authorities of the country (priests, warriors, and chiefs), on the other. The half-c...

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Main Author: Olabimtan, Kehinde Olumuyiwa (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Common Ground Publishing 2016
In: The international journal of religion and spirituality in society
Year: 2016, Volume: 6, Issue: 3, Pages: 1-11
Further subjects:B Ambivalence
B Change
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