AASR Bulletin 35 - The African Association for the Study of Religions

AASR BULLETIN 35 (NOVEMBER 2011)
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Abrahams-Fayker, Hoodah, 2011, ‘Women’s Legal Centre’, in Tayob 2011a: 35-44
Adigwe, Hypolite A., & Ingeborg Grau 2007, ‘When God Says Yes - Who Can Say No: Religion
as a Factor in Political Discourse in Nigeria since the 1960s’, in Stichproben. Wiener Zeitschrift
für kritische Afrikastudien Nr. 13/2007, 7. Jg.: 79-110; full text at:
http://www.univie.ac.at/ecco/stichproben/Nr13_Adigwe_Grau.pdf
[This article analyses postcolonial developments in Nigeria and their contribution to the awakening
political awareness of Christians, which led to the increased involvement of the Christian
laity into politics. It begins with a short flashback into the history of what is today known
as Nigeria and into the colonial encounter with the British which led to a substantial loss of
authenticity in leadership, especially in the South of the country. While in the North the incorporation
of the political-religious Muslim leaders of the Northern oligarchy and the pre-colonial
Emirate-system into the colonial administration laid the ground for the supply of authenticity
to their political leaders by Islam, the effect of the British administrative system of Indirect
Rule in the South was quite different. There in contrast to the North, two sets of political
leaders evolved, ‘colonial chiefs’ and neo-political leaders, both of whom, due to the religious
plurality existing in the South – Islam, Christianity and African Traditional Religions (ATR) –
better did not refer to their religious background. This article draws on public discourses referring
to the Sharia debate and on examples from the Nigerian press to illustrate the increasing
interplay of religion and politics.]
Adogame, Afe, 2011, ‘Traversing the United Kingdom of God: The Transnationailsation of the
New African Religious Diaspora’, in Ludwig & Asamoah-Gyadu 2011: 69-86
Adrian, Allison, 2011, ‘“Driving the Spirit” from Africa to Minnesota: Lutheran Music in the African
Diaspora’, in Ludwig & Asamoah-Gyadu 2011: 153-170
Agbanu, Harry, (with Stephen Nkansah-Amankra, Abdoulaye Diedhiou & Dawn A. Walsker)
2010, ‘Adolesecent Suicidal Behaviours, Self Rated Health and Multiple Risk Behaviors: Exploring
New Perspectives in Suicide Prevention Research’, in Journal of Public Health and
Epidemiology 2, 8 (November 2010): 204-215
Agbanu, Harry, (with Stephen Nkansah-Amankra, Abdoulaye Diedhiou, & Harrod Curtis) 2011,
‘Correlates of Sexual Risk Behaviors among High School Students in Colorado: Analysis and
Implications for School-based HIV/AIDS Programmes’, in Maternal Child Health Journal 15,
6 (August 2011): 730-741
Agbanu, Harry (with Stephen Nkansah-Amankra, Abdoulaye Diedhiou, Mariana Toma-Drane &
Ashish Dhawan) 2011, ‘Evaluating Correlates of Adolescent Physical Activity Duration towards
National Health Objectives: Analysis of the Colorado Youth Risk Behavior’ Survey’, in
Journal of Public Health 33, 2 (June 2011): 246-255
Akrong, Abraham A., 2005, ‘The Reformed Tradition Confronting the Situation of Violence in Africa’,
in Dirk van Keulen & Martien Brinkman (eds.) 2005, The Reformed Tradition and Violence.
Zoetermeer: Meinema, 106-121
Akrong, Abraham A., 2006, ‘Religion and Traditional Leadership’, in Irene Odotei & Albert A.
Awedoba (eds.) 2006, Chieftaincy in Ghana. Accra: Sub-Sahara Publishers, 193-212
Akrong, Abraham A., 2007, ‘Witchcraft in Ghana’, in Gerrie ter Haar (ed.) 2007, Imagining Evil:
Witchcraft Beliefs and Accusations in Contemporary Africa. Trenton (NJ): Africa World
Press, 53-66
Akrong, A., 2007, ‘The Challenges of Theological Education in Ghana’, in Journal of African
Christian Thought 10, 2 (December 2007): 24-30.