| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 328 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Studies of religion in Africa,
0169-9814 ;
31
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Studies on religion in Africa ; 31.
0169-9814
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-324) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter One Introduction -- Chapter Two Danxom949;8212;A Narrative of Pride and Suspicion -- Chapter Three Danxom949; Kasudu: Vod250;n and the Foundation of Danxom949; -- Chapter Four A History Unassumed -- Chapter Five Civilisation, Pacification, Demise: The Churches and the Kingdom of Danxom949; -- Chapter Six Catholicism, the Elites and the Creation of B233;ninois Nationalism -- Chapter Seven My Rock, My Shield, My Stronghold and My Refuge -- Chapter Eight Afterword -- Appendices -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
This book, divided into two broad sections, examines the state in the Republic of Benin and the socio-political role of the Christian churches. The first looks at the remarkable pre-colonial kingdom of Danxom- and its place in the imagining of the modern contrat social beninois. The second section looks at both the historical role of the mainline churches and the more recent development of a Christianisme beninois. The study concludes that the churches are above all a commentary upon the society in which they find themselves. Rather than an overt challenge to the state, they articulate social distress and the desire for a different future. In times of stress they may prove to be the only viable institutional buttress as well as the arbiter. This study seeks to make a contribution to the understanding of the public role of Christian churches in Africa. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Christianity and culture -- Benin -- History.
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Christianity and culture. |
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Benin. |
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History. |
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Christianity and politics -- Benin -- History.
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Christianity and politics. |
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Benin -- Church history.
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Church history. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Church history.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Claffey, Patrick. Christian churches in Dahomey-Benin. Leiden ; Boston : Brill ; Biggleswade : Extenza Turpin [distributor], 2007 (DLC) 2007276047 |
| ISBN |
9789047419778 (electronic book) |
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9047419774 (electronic book) |
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1281917303 |
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9781281917300 |
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9789004155725 (hardback) |
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9004155724 (hardback) |
| Standard No. |
10.1163/ej.9789004155725.i-328 |
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