Gods as policemen: Religion and social control in Igboland

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgements v
3. Foreword: Listening to Africa vii
4. Preface: Religious plurality in Africa xv
5. Table of Contents xix
6. A biographical sketch 1
7. Introduction: Issues and perspectives on religious plurality in Africa 11
8. I The Study of African Traditional Religion
9. The study of African religions in retrospect from “Westernization” to “Africanization”? 43
10. African traditional religion: An enduring heritage 67
11. Time and African beliefs revisited 83
12. Traditional African healing system versus Western medicine in Southern Ghana: An encounter 95
13. Gods as policemen: Religion and social control in Igboland 109
14. II African Theology
15. African theology revisited 135
16. Civil authority — From the perspective of African Theology 145
17. The Bible and oral tradition 165
18. III Africa and Christianity
19. Africa and Christianity: Domestication of Christian values in the African church 179
20. African independent churches and theological scholarship in Germany 197
21. The issue of social justice and order in Africa 211
22. IV Africa and Some World Religions
23. Islamic revivalism in West Africa: Historical perspectives and recent developments 231
24. Christian-Muslim relations in Africa 273
25. The place and role of India's religions in Africa 285
26. Africa and Judaism: Retrospect, problems, and prospects 311
27. V Responses to John Mbiti’s work
28. Mbiti’s work on African religion as reflected in the perceptions of students in a British university 319
29. A critique of Mbiti’s view on love and marriage in Africa 341
30. John Mbiti’s contribution to African theology 367
31. John Mbiti’s contribution to African philosophy 391
32. Bibliography 397
33. Notes on contributors 417
34. Subject Index 425
35. Index of Names and Authors 450