Concepts of ‘Law’ as Both Tools and Objects in the Study of Religions: A Case from 1950s Ghana – or When may a Christian Slaughter a Sheep?
This paper discusses ‘law’ and ‘religion’ as a co-dependent dyad, and argues that the academic study of religion should see the concept of law as both an analytical category and an object of study. To this end, it argues for a broader understanding of law. It demonstrates that the understanding of l...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2024
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Method & theory in the study of religion
Year: 2024, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 103-131 |
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Ghana 1950–1960
B African Traditional Religion B African Christianity B anti-ritualism B categorisation B law and religion |
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