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Title Multiple religious belonging and identity in contemporary Nigeria: methodological reflections for world Christianity
Full text https://brill.com/view/book/9789004444867/BP000017.xml; https://hdl.handle.net/1887/139117
Date 2021
Author(s) Williams, C.L.
Contributor(s) Frederiks, M.; Nagy, D.
Abstract This chapter focuses on interreligious encounter in contemporary Nigeria with the notion of 'religious field' at the forefront. This analytical frame acknowledges how lived religious experience can cut across multiple religious traditions, which leads to a more holistic understanding of everyday lived religion. The bulk of the chapter is split into two sections. The first section utilizes two case examples from the Yorùbá region of Nigeria. Both case examples are based on participant observation and in-depth, longitudinal interviews that explore how two individuals, á¹¢adé and Agbo, negotiate multiple religious belongings and identities within the multireligious milieu of contemporary Nigeria. The final section of the chapter shifts the discussion to case reflections, paying close attention to the methodological lessons related to World Christianity that can be gleaned from these cases. While it is recognized that every religious field is distinct and needs to be contextualized, the methodological lessons offered on religious belonging and identity, everyday lived religion, entangled religion, bias and hierarchy, and multi-directional exchange can be applied broadly in World Christianity scholarship. - Religious Studies
Subject(s) Nigeria; Religion; Identity; Belonging; Encounter
Language en
Type of publication Part of book or chapter of book; info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart; Text
Format application/pdf
Source World Christianity: Methodological Considerations
Rights https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Identifier isbn:978-90-04-44166-8; eisbn:978-90-04-44486-7; doi:10.1163/9789004444867_012; lucris-id:352605853
Repository Leiden - University of Leiden
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