Suchergebnisse

Worldview, cosmology, and myths of origins -- Gods, ancestors, and spirit beings -- Sacred authority : divine kingship, priests, and diviners -- Ceremonies, festivals, and rituals -- Sacred arts and ritual performances -- Christianity and Islam in Africa -- African religions today

This book deals with the shared perceptions and interpretations embodied in and articulated by new religious movements (NRM) in Nigeria, and the motivations of the individual adherents in terms of the relevance of the adopted movement to their own perception and interpretation of the situation in which they find themselves. The contributions examine the following topics: (1) the quest of identity in NRMs; (2) the Nigerian social order and NRMs; (3) spiritual church participation as a survival strategy among urban migrant women in Southern Nigeria; and (4) nationalistic motifs in a NRM, the "Brotherhood of the Cross and Star". (DÜI-Hff)