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Crossing Religious Boundaries: Islam, Christianity, and 'Yoruba Religion' in Lagos, Nigeria
Contributor(s): Janson, Marloes (Author)
ISBN: 110883891X     ISBN-13: 9781108838917
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE:   $94.99  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: June 2021
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | American Government - General
- Religion | History
Dewey: 200.966
LCCN: 2020055275
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (1.10 lbs) 304 pages
 
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Religious pluralism, as encountered in multi-faith settings such as Nigeria's biggest city Lagos, challenges much of what we have long taken for granted about religion, including the ready-made binaries of Christianity versus Islam, religion versus secularism, religious monism versus polytheism, and tradition versus modernity. In this book, Marloes Janson offers a rich ethnography of religions, religious pluralism and practice in Lagos, analysing how so-called 'religious shoppers' cross religious boundaries, and the coexistence of different religious traditions where practitioners engage with these simultaneously. Prompted to develop a broader conception of religion that shifts from a narrow analysis of religious traditions as mutually exclusive, Janson instead offers a perspective that focuses on the complex dynamics of their actual entanglements. Including real-life examples to illustrate religion in Lagos through religious practice and lived experiences, this study takes account of the ambivalence, inconsistency and unpredictability of lived religion, proposing assemblage as an analytical frame for exploring the conceptual and methodological possibilities that may open as a result.