Religious encounter and the making of the Yoruba
Contends that it is through their encounter with Christian missions in the mid-19th century that the Yoruba came to know themselves as a distinctive people. This book focuses on the experiences of ordinary men and women and shows how the process of Christian conversion transformed Christianity into something more deeply Yoruba.
Print Book, English, 2003
Indiana University Press ; Combined Academic, Bloomington, Ind., Chesham, 2003
Church history
1 vol. (XI-420 p.) : ill., cartes. ; 24 cm.
9780253215888, 0253215889
1016162547
Preliminary Table of Contents:Acknowledgments1. Narratives of Religion and of Empire2. Yorubaland at War3. Living in an Age of Confusion4. Making Country Fashion5. The Mission and the Powers6. Preaching the Word7. Engaging with Islam8. The Path to Conversion9. Leaf Becomes Soap10. The Making of the Yoruba11. Looking BackNotesSources and ReferencesIndex