Religious Encounter and the Making of the YorubaIn this magisterial book, J. D. Y. Peel 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. Peel's detailed study of the encounter is based on the rich archives of the Anglican Church Missionary Society, which contain the journals written by the African agents of mission, who, as the first generation of literate Yoruba, played a key role in shaping modern Yoruba consciousness. This distinguished book pays special attention to the experiences of ordinary men and women and shows how the process of Christian conversion transformed Christianity into something more deeply Yoruba. |
Contents
NARRATIVES OF RELIGION AND OF EMPIRE | 1 |
YORUBALAND AT WAR | 27 |
LIVING IN AN AGE OF CONFUSION | 47 |
MAKING COUNTRY FASHION | 88 |
THE MISSION AND THE POWERS | 123 |
PREACHING THE WORD | 152 |
ENGAGING WITH ISLAM | 187 |
THE PATH TO CONVERSION | 215 |
LEAF BECOMES SOAP | 248 |
THE MAKING OF THE YORUBA | 278 |
LOOKING BACK | 310 |
NOTES | 319 |
SOURCES AND REFERENCES | 393 |
INDEX | 409 |
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Religious Encounter and the Making of the Yoruba John David Yeadon Peel,J. D. Y. Peel Limited preview - 2003 |