The shade of religion: Kyangyang and the works of prophetic imagination in Guinea‐Bissau
This article focuses on the Kyangyang (‘the shadows’ or ‘the shades’), a prophetic movement that emerged in Guinea‐Bissau in 1984, in which ‘animistic’ Balanta farmers‐and‐herders learned to pray as Muslims and Christians do. We want to propose that (a) more attention needs to be paid to religious m...
Main Authors: | Sarró, R, Temudo, M |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Berghahn Journals
2020
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