02254oam 2200445 a 450 99624814370331620230828230740.00-253-11246-X(CKB)1000000000397103(MH)008484238-5(EXLCZ)99100000000039710320000327d2000 ub 0engReligious encounter and the making of the Yoruba /J.D.Y. Peel[electronic resource]Bloomington, IN Indiana University Pressc20001 online resource (xi, 420 p. )ill. ;African systems of thoughtIncludes bibliographical references (p. 393-407) and index.Narratives of religion and of empire -- Yorubaland at war -- Living in an age of confusion -- Making country fashion -- The mission and the powers -- Preaching the word -- Engaging with Islam -- The path to conversion -- Leaf becomes soap -- The making of the Yoruba -- Looking back."Religious Encounter and the Making of the Yoruba brings together history, religion, and social anthropology. It is an important book for readers interested in African history, colonialism and culture, religious change, and the globalization of Christianity."--Jacket.MissionsNigeriaHistory19th centuryChristianity and cultureNigeriaHistory19th centuryYoruba (African people)ReligionNigeriaChurch history19th centuryChurch history.fastHistory.fastMissionsHistoryChristianity and cultureHistoryYoruba (African people)Religion.266/.009669/09034Peel J. D. Y(John David Yeadon),1941-2015.959222DLCDLCDLCTOZBOOK996248143703316Religious encounter and the making of the Yoruba2353303UNISAThis Record contains information from the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset, which is provided by the Harvard Library under its Bibliographic Dataset Use Terms and includes data made available by, among others the Library of Congress