AFRICA DIASPORANS AND AFRICAN SPIRITUALITY: POSSIBLE PANACEA FOR RESOLUTION OF RELIGIOUS CONFLICTS IN AFRICA
AFRICA DIASPORANS AND AFRICAN SPIRITUALITY: POSSIBLE PANACEA FOR RESOLUTION OF RELIGIOUS CONFLICTS IN AFRICA
Author(s): Olanrewaju Akinpelu Olutayo, Molatokunbo A. Oluwaseunfunmi Olutayo, Olusegun Fariudeen LiadiSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Islam studies, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Editura Academica Brancusi
Keywords: spirituality; diaspora; population; conflicts; competition;
Summary/Abstract: THIS PAPER EXAMINES THE RELEVANCE OF AFRICAN SPIRITUALITY IN THE SUSTENANCE OF PEACE IN AFRICA. DUE TO THE PERCEIVED “FETISH” NATURE OF AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION BY THE ISLAMIC AND CHRISTIAN RELIGIONS, AFRICANS IN AFRICA TEND TO HAVE ACCEPTED THE LATTER. YET CONFLICTS PERVADE THESE “NEW” RELIGIONS. IRONICALLY THE AFRICANS IN DIASPORA SEEM TO HAVE FOUND RELEVANCE IN AFRICAN SPIRITUALITY EMBEDDED IN AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION DUE TO THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR RELIGIOUS AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
Journal: Analele Universitatii „Constantin Brancusi” din Targu Jiu – Seria Litere si Stiinte Sociale
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 02
- Page Range: 169-177
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
