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The Academic Study of Religion in Nigeria

✍ Scribed by Rosalind I.J. Hackett

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1988
Tongue
English
Weight
567 KB
Volume
18
Category
Article
ISSN
0048-721X

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✦ Synopsis

This article examines the ways in which the academic study of religion has developed in the Nigerian context, notably at the hands of its own scholars. The distinctive identity of the subject in Nigeria and its contribution to the field in general are highlighted, as well as some of the problems and advantages of teaching Religious Studies in a developing country.

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