Nupe Religion: Traditional Beliefs And The Influence Of Islam In A West African Chiefdom
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In the heart of West Africa, where ancient animist traditions meet the sweeping tide of Islam, lies the spiritual world of the Nupe people — a world that S. F. Nadel spent years meticulously documenting in one of anthropology's most thorough ethnographic studies. Nupe Religion chronicles the traditional belief systems of the Nupe chiefdom of Nigeria, presenting a rigorous and deeply human account of how an indigenous religious framework accommodates, resists, and ultimately syncretises with the doctrines of a world religion. Nadel, writing as Professor of Anthropology at the Australian National University, brings his characteristic analytical precision to bear on ritual, myth, spirit possession, witchcraft, and the moral philosophies that underpin Nupe society. Situated within the mid-twentieth century golden age of British social anthropology, this work stands alongside the foundational texts of Malinowski and Evans-Pritchard as essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the dynamics of religious change in colonial and post-colonial Africa. Nadel's prose is clear, authoritative, and always attentive to the lived experience of his subjects, resisting the detached functionalism that dates so many of his contemporaries. Nupe Religion raises questions about identity, adaptation, and the enduring power of indigenous belief that remain as urgent and unresolved today as when Nadel first put pen to paper.
Author: S. F. Nadel
Format: Hardback
Published: 1970, Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd
Genre: Anthropology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
In the heart of West Africa, where ancient animist traditions meet the sweeping tide of Islam, lies the spiritual world of the Nupe people — a world that S. F. Nadel spent years meticulously documenting in one of anthropology's most thorough ethnographic studies. Nupe Religion chronicles the traditional belief systems of the Nupe chiefdom of Nigeria, presenting a rigorous and deeply human account of how an indigenous religious framework accommodates, resists, and ultimately syncretises with the doctrines of a world religion. Nadel, writing as Professor of Anthropology at the Australian National University, brings his characteristic analytical precision to bear on ritual, myth, spirit possession, witchcraft, and the moral philosophies that underpin Nupe society. Situated within the mid-twentieth century golden age of British social anthropology, this work stands alongside the foundational texts of Malinowski and Evans-Pritchard as essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the dynamics of religious change in colonial and post-colonial Africa. Nadel's prose is clear, authoritative, and always attentive to the lived experience of his subjects, resisting the detached functionalism that dates so many of his contemporaries. Nupe Religion raises questions about identity, adaptation, and the enduring power of indigenous belief that remain as urgent and unresolved today as when Nadel first put pen to paper.