BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE CROSS: RELIGION, SLAVERY, AND THE MAKING OF THE ANLO-EWE

The idea that mission Christianity played a pivotal role in the creation of modern African ethnic identities has become paradigmatic. Yet, the actual cultural and social processes that facilitated the widespread reception of specific ethnic identities have been under-researched. Suggesting that hist...

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Published in:	Journal of African history Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 45 - 64
Main Author:	VENKATACHALAM, MEERA
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.03.2012
Subjects:	20th century African Christianity African culture African history Christian history Christian missionaries Christianity Christians Colonization.(colonial history and chronicles) Cultural identity Deities Ethnic groups Ethnic Identity Ethnicity Ethnology Ewe Ewes Females Ghana Historians Historical source materials History Identity formation Missionaries Non-Christian Politics of Ethnic Identity Formation Religion Religious rituals Rituals Slave women Slavery Slaves Social processes Sources and methods Theology Twentieth Century Women Colonial period West Africa Ghana slavery Ghana ethnicity religion Slavery Ethnicity Anlo Ewe Religion Social role Missions Formation Ethnic group
ISSN:	0021-8537, 1469-5138
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