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Religious change in Zambia : exploratory studies / / Wim M.J. van Binsbergen
| Religious change in Zambia : exploratory studies / / Wim M.J. van Binsbergen |
| Autore | Binsbergen Wim M. J. van. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (447 p.) |
| Disciplina |
306.6096894
306/.6/096894 |
| Collana | Monographs from the African Studies Centre, Leiden |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-203-03763-4
1-283-84100-2 1-136-13466-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Religious change in Zambia Exploratory studies; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface and acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction: Towards a theory of religious change in Central Africa1; The background of the present studies; Possible anthropological contributions to the study of Central African religious change; Evolving models of Central African religion and religious change; Towards a Marxist theory of Central African religious change; Conclusion; Chapter 2Possession and mediumship in Zambia: towards a comparative approach; Introduction
Religion and society: some theoretical considerationsPreliminaries to a comparative approach to Zambian possession and mediumship; Conclusion; Chapter 3Explorations in the history and sociology of territorial cults in Zambia; The territorial cult in the Zambian context; Shrines, ecology and the community; Chiefs and shrines in Zambia's history; Conclusion; Chapter 4Religious change and the problem of evil in western Zambia; Introduction; Dominant aspects of village religion in the nineteenth century; Descriptive overview of modern religious innovations Themes of religious change: towards an interpretative synthesisThe overall process of religious change; Conclusion; Chapter 5Regional and non-regional cults of affliction in western Zambia; Introduction; Non-regional cults of affliction; Regional cults of affliction in western Zambia: general characteristics; The development of Nzila and Bituma as regional cults; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Ritual, class and urban-rural relations; Introduction; Local rural society as the referent of ritual symbolism; The Bituma cult in town: what is its referent?; The cultural aspect of urban-rural relations The dominant orientation in religious studies, and a possible alternativeCulture among an urban ethnic minority; The argument extended to the rural areas; The historical dimension; Conclusion; Chapter 7 Cults of affliction in town, and the articulation of modes of production; Introduction; Bituma as a cult of affliction and as an urban cult; Interpretation: (a) Current non-Marxist approaches; Interpretation: (b) Marxist approaches; Conclusion; Chapter 8 Religious innovation and political conflict in Zambia: the Lumpa rising; The Lumpa problem; The background of religious innovation in Zambia Lumpa and its development in rural north-east ZambiaReligion and the state in modern Zambia: the problem of legitimation; Conclusion; Postscript; Notes; Bibliography; Archival materials consulted; Notes to plates; Author index; Subject index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462687903321 |
Binsbergen Wim M. J. van.
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| Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Religious change in Zambia : exploratory studies / / Wim M.J. van Binsbergen
| Religious change in Zambia : exploratory studies / / Wim M.J. van Binsbergen |
| Autore | Binsbergen Wim M. J. van. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (447 p.) |
| Disciplina |
306.6096894
306/.6/096894 |
| Collana | Monographs from the African Studies Centre, Leiden |
| ISBN |
1-136-13474-3
0-203-03763-4 1-283-84100-2 1-136-13466-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Religious change in Zambia Exploratory studies; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface and acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction: Towards a theory of religious change in Central Africa1; The background of the present studies; Possible anthropological contributions to the study of Central African religious change; Evolving models of Central African religion and religious change; Towards a Marxist theory of Central African religious change; Conclusion; Chapter 2Possession and mediumship in Zambia: towards a comparative approach; Introduction
Religion and society: some theoretical considerationsPreliminaries to a comparative approach to Zambian possession and mediumship; Conclusion; Chapter 3Explorations in the history and sociology of territorial cults in Zambia; The territorial cult in the Zambian context; Shrines, ecology and the community; Chiefs and shrines in Zambia's history; Conclusion; Chapter 4Religious change and the problem of evil in western Zambia; Introduction; Dominant aspects of village religion in the nineteenth century; Descriptive overview of modern religious innovations Themes of religious change: towards an interpretative synthesisThe overall process of religious change; Conclusion; Chapter 5Regional and non-regional cults of affliction in western Zambia; Introduction; Non-regional cults of affliction; Regional cults of affliction in western Zambia: general characteristics; The development of Nzila and Bituma as regional cults; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Ritual, class and urban-rural relations; Introduction; Local rural society as the referent of ritual symbolism; The Bituma cult in town: what is its referent?; The cultural aspect of urban-rural relations The dominant orientation in religious studies, and a possible alternativeCulture among an urban ethnic minority; The argument extended to the rural areas; The historical dimension; Conclusion; Chapter 7 Cults of affliction in town, and the articulation of modes of production; Introduction; Bituma as a cult of affliction and as an urban cult; Interpretation: (a) Current non-Marxist approaches; Interpretation: (b) Marxist approaches; Conclusion; Chapter 8 Religious innovation and political conflict in Zambia: the Lumpa rising; The Lumpa problem; The background of religious innovation in Zambia Lumpa and its development in rural north-east ZambiaReligion and the state in modern Zambia: the problem of legitimation; Conclusion; Postscript; Notes; Bibliography; Archival materials consulted; Notes to plates; Author index; Subject index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786465903321 |
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Binsbergen Wim M. J. van.
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| Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Religious change in Zambia : exploratory studies / / Wim M.J. van Binsbergen
| Religious change in Zambia : exploratory studies / / Wim M.J. van Binsbergen |
| Autore | Binsbergen Wim M. J. van. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (447 p.) |
| Disciplina |
306.6096894
306/.6/096894 |
| Collana | Monographs from the African Studies Centre, Leiden |
| ISBN |
1-136-13474-3
0-203-03763-4 1-283-84100-2 1-136-13466-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Religious change in Zambia Exploratory studies; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface and acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction: Towards a theory of religious change in Central Africa1; The background of the present studies; Possible anthropological contributions to the study of Central African religious change; Evolving models of Central African religion and religious change; Towards a Marxist theory of Central African religious change; Conclusion; Chapter 2Possession and mediumship in Zambia: towards a comparative approach; Introduction
Religion and society: some theoretical considerationsPreliminaries to a comparative approach to Zambian possession and mediumship; Conclusion; Chapter 3Explorations in the history and sociology of territorial cults in Zambia; The territorial cult in the Zambian context; Shrines, ecology and the community; Chiefs and shrines in Zambia's history; Conclusion; Chapter 4Religious change and the problem of evil in western Zambia; Introduction; Dominant aspects of village religion in the nineteenth century; Descriptive overview of modern religious innovations Themes of religious change: towards an interpretative synthesisThe overall process of religious change; Conclusion; Chapter 5Regional and non-regional cults of affliction in western Zambia; Introduction; Non-regional cults of affliction; Regional cults of affliction in western Zambia: general characteristics; The development of Nzila and Bituma as regional cults; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Ritual, class and urban-rural relations; Introduction; Local rural society as the referent of ritual symbolism; The Bituma cult in town: what is its referent?; The cultural aspect of urban-rural relations The dominant orientation in religious studies, and a possible alternativeCulture among an urban ethnic minority; The argument extended to the rural areas; The historical dimension; Conclusion; Chapter 7 Cults of affliction in town, and the articulation of modes of production; Introduction; Bituma as a cult of affliction and as an urban cult; Interpretation: (a) Current non-Marxist approaches; Interpretation: (b) Marxist approaches; Conclusion; Chapter 8 Religious innovation and political conflict in Zambia: the Lumpa rising; The Lumpa problem; The background of religious innovation in Zambia Lumpa and its development in rural north-east ZambiaReligion and the state in modern Zambia: the problem of legitimation; Conclusion; Postscript; Notes; Bibliography; Archival materials consulted; Notes to plates; Author index; Subject index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822603703321 |
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Binsbergen Wim M. J. van.
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| Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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