Dawid J. Venter

Engaging Modernity (eBook, PDF)

Methods and Cases for Studying African Independent Churches in South Africa

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Produktbeschreibung

The key theme addressed by all the contributors to this book is the relationship between South Africa's indigenous churches (AICs) to modernity. The key question asked by each of the contributors is to what extent, if any, do AICs serve as bridges to tradition or as facilitators for modernizing practices? Although the researchers do not agree on the answer to this question-some argue for the return to tradition, others argue for the facilitation perspective-they do provide provocative and timely insights for prospective researchers interested in exploring concepts and methodologies for understanding modernity and modernization. Based on a number of case studies of AICs in South Africa, this book will also be of great interest to scholars of comparative religion and the role churches play in negotiating the complex terrains of politics, society, and economy in this era of globalization.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313073229
• Artikelnr.: 72334540

Autorenporträt

DAWID J. VENTER is Adjunct Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. An assistant editor of the official South African journal of sociology, Venter has concentrated on the intersections of religion, politics, and the global system. He holds a Ph.D in religion (l994) and a Ph.D in sociology (l999), both from the University of Stellenbosch.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction by Dawid Venter A Conceptual Perspective Concepts and Theories
in the Study of African Independent Churches by Dawid Venter African
Independent Churches and Modernity by Jim Kiernan A Community Perspective
Combining Ehtnographic and Survey Methods for a Local Comparative Study of
African Independent Churches by Robert Garner African Independent Churches
and Economic Development in Edendale by Robert Garner A National
Perspective A Methodology for a National and Comparative Study of African
Independent Churches by Lawrencia Kwark Reinvention of Tradition in African
Independent Churches as Means of Engaging Modernity by Lawrencia Kwark A
Global Perspective Methodological Issues of Applying a World System to a
Literature Study of African Independent Churches by Dawid Venter
Globalization and the Cultural Effects of the World Economy in a
Semiperiphery: the Emergence of Zionist Churches in the Transkei by Dawid
Venter Epilogue The Future of the African Independent Churches Movement by
Robert Garner Glossary Index About the Contributors