RELIGIOUS ECONOMY AND CHRISTMAS CULTURE IN SOUTHWESTERNNIGERIA: A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
ChristmascelebrationinmajorcitiesinSouthwesternNigeriaovertheyearshashadattachedtoitvariousnuancesbywhichithasattainedaculturalstatus.ItisaChristianreligioustraditionalfestivalbutadmiredbythepopulaceinmajority.TheSeasonbeginsinlateNovemberanddoesnotendinpracticeuntilperhapsthelastdayofDecember.Thebe...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Mayanjuola Publ
2019
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Religions' educator
Année: 2019, Volume: 18, Numéro: 1, Pages: 47-57 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Religious Economy
B Southwestern Nigeria B Christmas Culture |
| Résumé: | 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 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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