Hindu gods in West Africa : Ghanaian devotees of Shiva and Krishna.
Wuaku, Albert.
Hindu gods in West Africa : Ghanaian devotees of Shiva and Krishna. - 1 online resource (346 pages) - Studies of Religion in Africa . - Studies of Religion in Africa 42. Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2014, ISBN: 9789004262492. .
Preliminary Material / Introduction / 1 Ghana’s Hindu Religious Landscape / 2 The Hindu Monastery of Africa / 3 Domesticating Shiva Worship in Ghana: Rituals of the Hindu Monastery of Africa / 4 T he Sri Radha-Govinda Temple Tradition / 5 “Hinduizing” From the “Top,” Indigenizing from “Below”: Krishna Devotion in Ghana / 6 Spreading Krishna and Shiva Worship in Ghana / 7 Why We became Hindus: Conversion Narratives / 8 Conclusion / Bibliography / Index / Illustration Section / Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku.
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In Hindu Gods in West Africa , Wuaku offers an account of the histories, beliefs and practices of the Hindu Monastery of Africa and the Radha Govinda Temple, two Hindu Temples in Ghana. Using historical material and data from his field work in southern Ghana, Wuaku shows how these two Hindu Temples build their traditions on popular Ghanaian religious notions about the powerful magicality of India's Hindu gods. He explores how Ghanaian soldiers who served in the colonial armies in India, Sri Lanka, and Burma during World War II, Bollywood films, and local magicians, have contributed to the production and the spreading of these cultural ideas. He argues that while Ghanaian worshippers appropriated and deployed the alien Hindu religious world through their own cultural ideas,as they engage Hindu beliefs and rituals in negotiating challenges their own worldviews would change considerably.
9789004255715
10.1163/9789004255715 DOI
Hindus--Ghana.
Hinduism--History.--Ghana
Hinduism--Customs and practices.--Ghana
Ghana--Religious life and customs.
BL1168.G43 / W83 2013
294.509667
Hindu gods in West Africa : Ghanaian devotees of Shiva and Krishna. - 1 online resource (346 pages) - Studies of Religion in Africa . - Studies of Religion in Africa 42. Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2014, ISBN: 9789004262492. .
Preliminary Material / Introduction / 1 Ghana’s Hindu Religious Landscape / 2 The Hindu Monastery of Africa / 3 Domesticating Shiva Worship in Ghana: Rituals of the Hindu Monastery of Africa / 4 T he Sri Radha-Govinda Temple Tradition / 5 “Hinduizing” From the “Top,” Indigenizing from “Below”: Krishna Devotion in Ghana / 6 Spreading Krishna and Shiva Worship in Ghana / 7 Why We became Hindus: Conversion Narratives / 8 Conclusion / Bibliography / Index / Illustration Section / Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku -- Albert Kafui Wuaku.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
In Hindu Gods in West Africa , Wuaku offers an account of the histories, beliefs and practices of the Hindu Monastery of Africa and the Radha Govinda Temple, two Hindu Temples in Ghana. Using historical material and data from his field work in southern Ghana, Wuaku shows how these two Hindu Temples build their traditions on popular Ghanaian religious notions about the powerful magicality of India's Hindu gods. He explores how Ghanaian soldiers who served in the colonial armies in India, Sri Lanka, and Burma during World War II, Bollywood films, and local magicians, have contributed to the production and the spreading of these cultural ideas. He argues that while Ghanaian worshippers appropriated and deployed the alien Hindu religious world through their own cultural ideas,as they engage Hindu beliefs and rituals in negotiating challenges their own worldviews would change considerably.
9789004255715
10.1163/9789004255715 DOI
Hindus--Ghana.
Hinduism--History.--Ghana
Hinduism--Customs and practices.--Ghana
Ghana--Religious life and customs.
BL1168.G43 / W83 2013
294.509667