03102nam 22007094a 450 991045120230332120200520144314.01-281-36080-597866113608010-230-60104-910.1057/9780230601048(CKB)1000000000342509(EBL)308420(OCoLC)315825934(SSID)ssj0001661620(PQKBManifestationID)16442057(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001661620(PQKBWorkID)14988828(PQKB)10766642(SSID)ssj0000275859(PQKBManifestationID)11954801(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000275859(PQKBWorkID)10223284(PQKB)11152447(DE-He213)978-0-230-60104-8(MiAaPQ)EBC308420(Au-PeEL)EBL308420(CaPaEBR)ebr10167436(CaONFJC)MIL136080(OCoLC)182530659(EXLCZ)99100000000034250920060125d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierYoruba in diaspora[electronic resource] an African church in London /Hermione Harris1st ed.New York Palgrave Macmillan20061 online resource (305 pages)Contemporary anthropology of religionDescription based upon print version of record.1-349-53550-8 1-4039-7480-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-283) and index.Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 "Stars of the World": Yoruba Worker-Students in Britain; Chapter 3 The Cherubim and Seraphim Church, United Kingdom; Chapter 4 From Ase to Agbara: The Concept of Spiritual Power in the Cherubim and Seraphim; Chapter 5 "Electrical Energy": Dynamic Metaphors of Spiritual Power; Chapter 6 Experiencing Power: Possession by the Holy Spirit; Chapter 7 Revelation as Divinatory Practice; Chapter 8 "Practical Christianity": Revelation and the Power of Prayer; Chapter 9 Epilogue: Empowerment and Yoruba Christianity; Glossary; NotesThe Nigerian diaspora is now world-wide, and when Yoruba travel, they take with them their religious organizations. As a member of the Cherubim and Seraphim church in London for over thirty years, anthropologist Hermione Harris explores a world of prayer, spirit possession, and divination through dreams and visions.Contemporary anthropology of religion.Yoruba (African people)EnglandLondonReligionLondon (England)ReligionElectronic books.Yoruba (African people)Religion.289.9/3089963330421Harris Hermione931787MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451202303321Yoruba in diaspora2095968UNINA