Religion and social change in West Africa: an introduction to the sociology of religion. / (Record no. 3129)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789988626938 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | BL2465.A77 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Assimeng, Max. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Religion and social change in West Africa: an introduction to the sociology of religion. / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Max Assimeng |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 2nd ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Accra: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Woeli, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | x,291p.: |
| Dimensions | 20cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes index, bibliography and appendix. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Contents: The social basics of religious behaviour: Introduction -- Religion and social structure -- Definitions of religion -- Social functions of religion -- Some theories of religion -- Social differentiation and religious participation -- Problem of method -- Conclusion -- The structure of traditional religion: Akan and Igbo paradigms: Introduction -- Institutional imperatives of social structure -- Dimensions of traditionality -- Structure of the spirit realm -- Centrality of 'Honhom Fi' (or evil spirit) -- conclusion -- Aspects of socio-religion change and the restructuring of identity: Introduction -- Social change and religion evolution -- Influence of missionary work -- Social differentiation and religious complexity -- Demographic implications of religious behaviour -- Conclusion -- The contemporary religious situation: Introduction -- Religious diversity: From the command to the personal -- The sectarian dimension -- The functions and dysfunctions of sects -- Sectarianism and the power nexus -- Conclusion -- Witchcraft beliefs and practices: A Ghanaian case study: Introduction Previous interpretations of witchcraft -- Witchcraft beliefs and cargo cultism -- A sample of requests for assistance -- Pursuit of delivrance, assurance and extraordinary power -- Conclusion -- The future of religion: The future of imported belief systems -- Revivalism and syncretism -- Secularization debate and the the West African scene -- Established religious and fragile states -- The political use ofIslam -- Religion and revolutionary regimes: A Ghana case study -- General conclusion. |
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| Library of Congress Classification | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA - MAIN LIBRARY | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA - MAIN LIBRARY | Reference | 14/07/2014 | BL2465.A77 | 7670/97/14 | 14/07/2014 | 1 | 14/07/2014 | Books | |||||
| Library of Congress Classification | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA - MAIN LIBRARY | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA - MAIN LIBRARY | Law Library | 10/09/2014 | BL2465.A77 | 334/13 | 10/09/2014 | 10/09/2014 | Books |