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Editorial

Editorial This issue of the Journal focuses on religious practice during the contemporary period. Most of the articles rely on ethnographic field research and participant observation. The last article brings to bear the perspective of a legal scholar on the complexity of ensuring religious freedom in postapartheid South Africa. The focus of our authors within this issue ranges from Ghana to Kenya, to Madagascar, to South Africa. Case studies focus on Islam, Christianity, and indigenous traditions, as well as the difficult task of establishing a new legal tradition capable of balancing religious freedom and the legitimate need for government regulation in such diverse traditions as Hinduism, Rastafarianism, Afrikaner Christianity, African Initiated Churches, and African religious healers.Yonatan Gez and Yvan Droz explore the complex relationship between Christian churches in postcolonial Kenya. They begin by describing the growth of African Initiated Churches since the 1930s and Pentecostal churches since the 1980s. The authors link this new wave of Pentecostalism to the growing political and economic instability since the death of Jomo Kenyatta, the first president of Kenya. The article describes the proliferation of small churches, often led by Charismatic individuals with little formal training. It then explores the tensions between lay peoples’ http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Religion in Africa Brill

Editorial

Journal of Religion in Africa , Volume 47 (2): 3 – Jan 16, 2017
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Brill
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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0022-4200
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1570-0666
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10.1163/15700666-12340111
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This issue of the Journal focuses on religious practice during the contemporary period. Most of the articles rely on ethnographic field research and participant observation. The last article brings to bear the perspective of a legal scholar on the complexity of ensuring religious freedom in postapartheid South Africa. The focus of our authors within this issue ranges from Ghana to Kenya, to Madagascar, to South Africa. Case studies focus on Islam, Christianity, and indigenous traditions, as well as the difficult task of establishing a new legal tradition capable of balancing religious freedom and the legitimate need for government regulation in such diverse traditions as Hinduism, Rastafarianism, Afrikaner Christianity, African Initiated Churches, and African religious healers.Yonatan Gez and Yvan Droz explore the complex relationship between Christian churches in postcolonial Kenya. They begin by describing the growth of African Initiated Churches since the 1930s and Pentecostal churches since the 1980s. The authors link this new wave of Pentecostalism to the growing political and economic instability since the death of Jomo Kenyatta, the first president of Kenya. The article describes the proliferation of small churches, often led by Charismatic individuals with little formal training. It then explores the tensions between lay peoples’

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Published: Jan 16, 2017

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