Singing Yoruba Christianity by Vicki L Brennan
Singing the same song is a central part of the worship practice for members for the Cherubim and Seraphim Christian Church in Lagos, Nigeria. Vicki L. Brennan reveals that by singing together, church members create one spiritual mind and become unified around a shared set of values. She follows parishioners as they attend choir rehearsals, use musical media—hymn books and cassette tapes—and perform the music and rituals that connect them through religious experience. Brennan asserts that church members believe that singing together makes them part of a larger imagined social collective, one that allows them to achieve health, joy, happiness, wealth, and success in an ethical way. Brennan discovers how this particular Yoruba church articulates and embodies the moral attitudes necessary to be a good Christian in Nigeria today.Brennan's ethnography is a wonderful contribution to the scholarship on African Christianity
(Ingernational Journal of African Historical Studies)Given the ever-expanding scope of the study of the visual and expressive arts of Africa, this book offers another perspective and one that accesses the activities of one of Africa's adapted churches.
(African Studies Association)Singing Yoruba Christianity will be of interest to scholars and graduate students, especially to those working at the intersection of media, Christianity, congregational song, or African studies.
- Jon Snyder (Religious Studies Review)Vicki L. Brennan is Associate Professor of Religion and Director of African Studies Program at the University of Vermont.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780253032096 |
| ISBN 10 | 0253032091 |
| Title | Singing Yoruba Christianity |
| Author | Vicki L Brennan |
| Series | African Expressive Cultures Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press |
| Year published | 2018-02-12 |
| Number of pages | 230 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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