Christian Churches in Dahomey-Benin

Christian Churches in Dahomey-Benin
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9789047419778
ISBN-13 : 9047419774
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Book Synopsis Christian Churches in Dahomey-Benin by : Patrick Claffey

Download or read book Christian Churches in Dahomey-Benin written by Patrick Claffey and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007-04-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, divided into two broad sections, examines the state in the Republic of Benin and the socio-political role of the Christian churches. The first looks at the remarkable pre-colonial kingdom of Danxomέ and its place in the imagining of the modern contrat social béninois. The second section looks at both the historical role of the mainline churches and the more recent development of a Christianisme béninois. The study concludes that the churches are above all a commentary upon the society in which they find themselves. Rather than an overt challenge to the state, they articulate social distress and the desire for a different future. In times of stress they may prove to be the only viable institutional buttress as well as the arbiter. This study seeks to make a contribution to the understanding of the public role of Christian churches in Africa.


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