Yoruba in diaspora [[electronic resource] ] : an African church in London / / Hermione Harris

• Autore: Harris Hermione
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 pages)
• Disciplina: 289.9/3089963330421
• Soggetto topico: Yoruba (African people) - England - London - Religion
• Soggetto geografico: London (England) Religion
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-283) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Notes
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Yoruba in diaspora
• ISBN: 1-281-36080-5; 9786611360801; 0-230-60104-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784242103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contemporary anthropology of religion.