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RELIGION IN THE CONTEXT OF AFRICAN MIGRATION STUDIES by EZRA CHITANDO ( University of Zimbabwe) An interdisciplinary workshop organised by Afe Adogame and Cordula Weiskoppel at Iwalewa House, Bayreuth University, 14-16 February 2003, sought to investigate the importance of religion to the lives of African migrants. Historians of religion, anthropologists, ethnomusico- logists and other specialists debated the somewhat neglected topic of the interplay between religion and migration. Incorporating case studies and methodological re ections, the workshop provided an opportunity to look beyond African migrants as vulnerable and unstable. The gath- ering also paid attention to gender dynamics within migrant commu- nities and during the workshop itself. Christoph Bochinger gave the introductory presentation, suggesting that the theme led one to question whether religion itself is sometimes a motive for migration. He observed that religion might play an impor- tant function in developing a sense of community amongst migrants. It was also necessary to consider whether new types of religious com- munity emerged in the diaspora. Ulrich Berner debunked the popular notion that religion and migration is a novel theme. His paper, ‘Mission and Migration in the Roman Empire’, utilised historical data to sug- gest that ‘mission’ is not the
Journal of Religion in Africa – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2004
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