“This book offers us a wild, exhilarating ride. In rethinking the sacred in South African history, Chidester throws searing light on the dangerous, creative force of religion untamed, religion that flourishes well beyond the confines of formal, domesticated faith. In so doing, he expands our understanding of the place of spirituality in processes of world-making -- not merely in Africa, but everywhere.” - Jean Comaroff, author of Millennial Capitalism and the Culture of Neoliberalism
| Autor: | Chidester, David |
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| ISBN: | 9780520273085 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | University of California Press |
| Veröffentlicht: | 23.04.2012 |
| Untertitel: | Tracking the Sacred in South Africa |
David Chidester is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. He is the author of Authentic Fakes: Religion and American Popular Culture (UC Press), Savage Systems: Colonialism and Comparative Religion in Southern Africa, Christianity: A Global History, Salvation and Suicide: Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and Jonestown.