Religion, Law, Politics and the State in Africa, Tweneboah, Seth
Автор: Abamfo Ofori Atiemo Название: Religion and the Inculturation of Human Rights in Ghana ISBN: 1441199470 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781441199478 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 20592.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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It has been maintained that the secular nature of modern human rights makes them incompatible with the religious orientation of African and non-Western societies. However, in view of the resilience of religion in the global and local public sphere, it is important to explore how religion can contribute to the promotion and enjoyment of human rights.
Based on fieldwork conducted in Ghana, Abamfo Ofori Atiemo here establishes a convergence between human rights and local religious and cultural values in African societies. He argues that human rights represent universal 'dream values'. This allows for a cultural embedding of human rights in Ghana and other non-Western societies. He argues that 'dream values' are usually presented in religious language and proclaimed, for example, by prophets and seers or expressed in certain forms of taboo, proverbs or legal norms. He employs the concept of inculturation, adaptation of the way Church teachings are presented to non-Christian cultures, as a hermeneutical tool for developing a model to understand the encounter between universal human rights and local cultures.
Offering a new model for explaining the relation between religion and human rights, Religion and the Inculturation of Human Rights in Ghana offers a novel perspective on the links between global trends and local cultures underpinned by strong currents of religious ideas.
Название: The Social Life of Identification in Africa ISBN: 0367513110 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367513115 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 6430.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In the context of a global biometric turn, this book investigates processes of legal identification in Africa "from below". Drawing on empirical research conducted across 14 countries, the book documents the processes, practices and meanings of legal identification in Africa from the 1950s.
Описание: Part I. Introduction.- Chapter 1. Introduction: Minorities, Minoritisation and (Trans-)Jordan.- Part II. Religious, Ethno-Linguistic, Cultural Groups.- Chapter 2. Christians of the Emirate: the Citizenship Process, Confessionalisation and Minoritisation.- Chapter 3. Minoritisation and the State-Societal Balance of Forces in Transjordan (1920-46): British, Bedouin, Hashemite and Circassian Relations.- Chapter 4. Transnational Identity and Circassians in Contemporary Jordan (1991-2018).- Part III. A "Liminal Minority" Palestinians in Jordan.- Chapter 5. The Invisible Citizens of Jordan.- Chapter 6. Stateless as Minority in Jordan.- Chapter 7. The deep play: ethnicity, the Hashemite Monarchy and the Arab Spring in Jordan.- Part IV. Political Minorities.- Chapter 8. Foreign policy as Protection: The Muslim Brotherhood as a Political Minority during the Cold War.- Chapter 9. The Making of a Minority: Subalternity and Minoritisation of Jordanian Salafism.- Chapter 10. Gender Inclusivity and Class Struggle Narratives in the Resistance of Al-Ḥirāk Al-Shabābī Al-Urdunī (The Jordanian Youth Movement).- Chapter 11. "A Village that Harbours the Oppressed"? Amman and the Jordanian Novel (1980-2000).- Chapter 12. Conclusion. The Field and Process of Minoritisation in Jordan.
Автор: Tronvoll Kjetil Название: African Garrison State ISBN: 1847010695 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781847010698 Издательство: Boydell & Brewer Рейтинг: Цена: 10296.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Examines Eritrea`s deprivation of human rights since independence and its transformation into a militarised "garrison state".
Описание: How do ordinary men and women in Muslim-majority societies create religion-informed views of political topics such as democracy and economics?
Beyond Piety and Politics provides a groundbreaking approach to understanding the depth and variety of political attitudes held by people who consider themselves to be pious Muslims. Using survey data on religious preferences and behavior, the authors argue for the relevance and importance of four outlook categories—religious individualist, social communitarian, religious communitarian, and post-Islamist—and use these to explore complex and nuanced attitudes of devout Muslims toward issues like democracy and economic distribution. They also reveal how intrafaith variation in political attitudes is not due simply to doctrinal differences but is also a product of the social aspects of religious association operating within political contexts. By highlighting the dynamic societal and political implications of religious devotion, Beyond Piety and Politics offers a fascinating new theoretical perspective on Islam and politics.
Ebenezer Obadare examines the overriding impact of Nigerian Pentecostal pastors on their churches, and how they have shaped the dynamics of state-society relations during the Fourth Republic.
Pentecostal pastors enjoy an unprecedented authority in contemporary Nigerian society, exerting significant influence on politics, public policy, popular culture, and the moral imagination. In Pastoral Power, Clerical State, Ebenezer Obadare investigates the social origins of clerical authority in modern-day Nigeria with an eye to parallel developments and patterns within the broader African society.
Obadare focuses on the figure of the pastor as a bearer of political power, thaumaturgical expertise, and sexual attractiveness who wields significant influence on his church members. This study makes an important contribution to the literature on global Pentecostalism. Obadare situates the figure of the pastor within the wider context of national politics and culture and as a beneficiary of the dislocations of the postcolonial society in Africa’s most populous country. Obadare calls our attention to the creative ways in which Nigeria’s Pentecostal pastors utilize religious doctrines, beckon spiritual forces, and manipulate their alliances with national powerbrokers to consolidate their influence and authority.
In contrast to rapidly eroding pastoral authority in the West, pastoral authority is increasing in Nigeria. This engaging book will appeal to those who want to understand the far-reaching political and social implications of religious movements—especially Christian charismatic and evangelical movements—in contemporary African societies. It will be of interest to scholars and students of sociology, religion, political science, and African studies.
Автор: Richtarik, Marilynn (Professor of English, Professor of English, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia) Название: Constitutionalism and the Economy in Africa ISBN: 0192886436 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780192886439 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 23826.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume looks at the relationship between constitutional law and the African political economy. It tackles a range of issues from the impact of globalization to the State`s role in the economy, and the constitutional foundations for land and natural resources exploitation, regulation and protection.
Автор: Gordon David M. Название: Invisible Agents: Spirits in a Central African History ISBN: 0821420240 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780821420249 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 4631.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Invisible Agents shows how personal and deeply felt spiritual beliefs can inspire social movements and influence historical change. Conventional historiography concentrates on the secular, materialist, or moral sources of political agency. Instead, David M. Gordon argues, when people perceive spirits as exerting power in the visible world, these beliefs form the basis for individual and collective actions. Focusing on the history of the south-central African country of Zambia during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, his analysis invites reflection on political and religious realms of action in other parts of the world, and complicates the post-Enlightenment divide of sacred and profane.
The book combines theoretical insights with attention to local detail and remarkable historical sweep, from oral narratives communicated across slave-trading routes during the nineteenth century, through the violent conflicts inspired by Christian and nationalist prophets during colonial times, and ending with the spirits of Pentecostal rebirth during the neoliberal order of the late twentieth century. To gain access to the details of historical change and personal spiritual beliefs across this long historical period, Gordon employs all the tools of the African historian. His own interviews and extensive fieldwork experience in Zambia provide texture and understanding to the narrative. He also critically interprets a diverse range of other sources, including oral traditions, fieldnotes of anthropologists, missionary writings and correspondence, unpublished state records, vernacular publications, and Zambian newspapers.
Invisible Agents will challenge scholars and students alike to think in new ways about the political imagination and the invisible sources of human action and historical change.
Описание: The refugee phenomenon is a major force in international politics. This title analyses how and why refugees, victims of insecurity caused by persecution and the many incessant conflicts which continue unabated, have come to be viewed by scholars and practitioners as security threats.
Автор: Gould Название: Postcolonial Legality ISBN: 147248908X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472489081 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22968.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book interrogates the ideology and practices of liberal constitutionalism in the Zambian postcolony. It focuses on the residual political and governmental effects of an Imperial form of power, embodied in the person of the Republican President, termed here Prerogativism, and examines how this has shaped the postcolonial political landscape.
Описание: How do ordinary men and women in Muslim-majority societies create religion-informed views of political topics such as democracy and economics?
Beyond Piety and Politics provides a groundbreaking approach to understanding the depth and variety of political attitudes held by people who consider themselves to be pious Muslims. Using survey data on religious preferences and behavior, the authors argue for the relevance and importance of four outlook categories—religious individualist, social communitarian, religious communitarian, and post-Islamist—and use these to explore complex and nuanced attitudes of devout Muslims toward issues like democracy and economic distribution. They also reveal how intrafaith variation in political attitudes is not due simply to doctrinal differences but is also a product of the social aspects of religious association operating within political contexts. By highlighting the dynamic societal and political implications of religious devotion, Beyond Piety and Politics offers a fascinating new theoretical perspective on Islam and politics.
Автор: Benjamin F. Soares, Rosalind I. J. Hackett Название: New Media and Religious Transformations in Africa ISBN: 0253015243 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253015242 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 4389.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: New Media and Religious Transformations in Africa casts a critical look at Africa's rapidly evolving religious media scene. Following political liberalization, media deregulation, and the proliferation of new media technologies, many African religious leaders and activists have appropriated such media to strengthen and expand their communities and gain public recognition. Media have also been used to marginalize and restrict the activities of other groups, which has sometimes led to tension, conflict, and even violence. Showing how media are rarely neutral vehicles of expression, the contributors to this multidisciplinary volume analyze the mutual imbrications of media and religion during times of rapid technological and social change in various places throughout Africa.
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