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Introduction. Out Of Africa?

Introduction. Out Of Africa? <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This introductory essay focuses on the epistemological questions involved in qualifying religious phenomena as 'African', whether on the African continent itself or elsewhere. Taking its departure from the fact that the very term 'Africa' is heteronymic in origin, it argues for a perspective that treats 'Africa' and 'Africanness' not as ontological givens, but as problems to be empirically investigated in regard to both the historical forces and discursive formations that lastingly 'Africanized' the continent and its inhabitants, and in regard to the various strategies by which actors both on the continent and outside of it have turned contextually specific notions of 'Africanity' into socially salient predicates of their strategies of identification.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Religion in Africa Brill

Introduction. Out Of Africa?

Journal of Religion in Africa , Volume 37 (2): 159 – Jan 1, 2007

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2007 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0022-4200
eISSN
1570-0666
DOI
10.1163/157006607X184816
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This introductory essay focuses on the epistemological questions involved in qualifying religious phenomena as 'African', whether on the African continent itself or elsewhere. Taking its departure from the fact that the very term 'Africa' is heteronymic in origin, it argues for a perspective that treats 'Africa' and 'Africanness' not as ontological givens, but as problems to be empirically investigated in regard to both the historical forces and discursive formations that lastingly 'Africanized' the continent and its inhabitants, and in regard to the various strategies by which actors both on the continent and outside of it have turned contextually specific notions of 'Africanity' into socially salient predicates of their strategies of identification.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

Journal

Journal of Religion in AfricaBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2007

Keywords: AFRICA; PREDICATIONS OF AFRICANITY; EPISTEMOLOGY; DISCURSIVE POLITICS; VERIFICATIONISM; INTERACTIVE KINDS

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