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Theory and Practice of Secrecy:Focus on Okonko and Ogboni in Africa
Inquiries in African Religion (Afrel)
Taschenbuch von Patrick U. Nwosu
Sprache: Englisch

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There is a practical connection between conceptions of the sacred mysteries associated with ancestral societies and the imperative of secrecy with regard to those same mysteries and rites. The mysteries and rites are precisely that which is preserved and jealously guarded by silence from the ordinary but revealed to those properly initiated. Thus, secrecy is perhaps most associated with ancestral societies like Okonko and Ogboni in Africa. Okonko and Ogboni have esoteric rites, rituals, and ceremonies and access to certain knowledge is hierarchically ordered, making secrecy more than merely pragmatism. Therefore, in the context of contemporary anthropological and religious studies, the work examines the practice of secrecy as a strategy of continuity. It attempts to differentiate the ancestral societies and their mysteries from other exclusive societies drawn by the allure of access to secret knowledge. The work stressed the importance and significance of secrecy in traditional Africa.
There is a practical connection between conceptions of the sacred mysteries associated with ancestral societies and the imperative of secrecy with regard to those same mysteries and rites. The mysteries and rites are precisely that which is preserved and jealously guarded by silence from the ordinary but revealed to those properly initiated. Thus, secrecy is perhaps most associated with ancestral societies like Okonko and Ogboni in Africa. Okonko and Ogboni have esoteric rites, rituals, and ceremonies and access to certain knowledge is hierarchically ordered, making secrecy more than merely pragmatism. Therefore, in the context of contemporary anthropological and religious studies, the work examines the practice of secrecy as a strategy of continuity. It attempts to differentiate the ancestral societies and their mysteries from other exclusive societies drawn by the allure of access to secret knowledge. The work stressed the importance and significance of secrecy in traditional Africa.
Über den Autor
Patrick U. Nwosu, native of Abia State, Nigeria is currently a lecturer in African and Comparative Religion, Department of Religions, University of Ilorin. Besides holding a PhD. in Comparative Religious Studies, University of Ilorin, Nwosu has also M.A. in Christian Studies, Ilorin, B.Th.,and B.Phil., Urban University, Rome.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Religion & Theologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 60
Inhalt: 60 S.
ISBN-13: 9783659109140
ISBN-10: 3659109142
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Nwosu, Patrick U.
Hersteller: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Maße: 220 x 150 x 4 mm
Von/Mit: Patrick U. Nwosu
Erscheinungsdatum: 24.04.2012
Gewicht: 0,107 kg
preigu-id: 106485220
Über den Autor
Patrick U. Nwosu, native of Abia State, Nigeria is currently a lecturer in African and Comparative Religion, Department of Religions, University of Ilorin. Besides holding a PhD. in Comparative Religious Studies, University of Ilorin, Nwosu has also M.A. in Christian Studies, Ilorin, B.Th.,and B.Phil., Urban University, Rome.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Religion & Theologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 60
Inhalt: 60 S.
ISBN-13: 9783659109140
ISBN-10: 3659109142
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Nwosu, Patrick U.
Hersteller: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Maße: 220 x 150 x 4 mm
Von/Mit: Patrick U. Nwosu
Erscheinungsdatum: 24.04.2012
Gewicht: 0,107 kg
preigu-id: 106485220
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