RELIGIOUS ECONOMY AND CHRISTMAS CULTURE IN SOUTHWESTERNNIGERIA: A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
ChristmascelebrationinmajorcitiesinSouthwesternNigeriaovertheyearshashadattachedtoitvariousnuancesbywhichithasattainedaculturalstatus.ItisaChristianreligioustraditionalfestivalbutadmiredbythepopulaceinmajority.TheSeasonbeginsinlateNovemberanddoesnotendinpracticeuntilperhapsthelastdayofDecember.Thebe...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2019
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| In: |
Religions' educator
Year: 2019, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 47-57 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religious Economy
B Southwestern Nigeria B Christmas Culture |
| Summary: | ChristmascelebrationinmajorcitiesinSouthwesternNigeriaovertheyearshashadattachedtoitvariousnuancesbywhichithasattainedaculturalstatus.ItisaChristianreligioustraditionalfestivalbutadmiredbythepopulaceinmajority.TheSeasonbeginsinlateNovemberanddoesnotendinpracticeuntilperhapsthelastdayofDecember.Thebeautifulcoloursofgreen,redandgoldtakeovertheenvironmentinmarketsandpublicplaces,coupledwitheconomicactivitiesengagedandbenefitsderivedbybusinessmindedindividuals,groups,institutionsandagencies.Thispaper,therefore,investigatesthereligiouseconomyinvolvedinthecultureofChristmascelebrationinselectedmajorcitiesinSouthwesternNigeria,usinghistoricalandqualitativemethods.RationalChoiceTheoryandSymbolicInteractionismareadoptedforthepurposeofthestudy.PreliminarystudyrevealsthatChristmascelebrationinSouthwesternNigeria,likemanyothercountriesoftheworld,isaculturewhichhasinmanywaysaccommodatedreligiouseconomyinpublicplaces.WhatistheOriginofChristmascelebration?ChristmasCelebrationinglobalperspective;CelebrationofChristmasinSouthwesternNigeriapublicplacesandreligiouseconomicactivitiesattached;allthesearetheconcernsofthispaperwith a view to bringing to the fore the focus of the study. |
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| ISSN: | 1115-5035 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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