The Gods are not Jealous

Lived Contextualization of Religious Identity and Dialogue through Dagomba Rites of Passage

by Abdul-Rahman Yakubu

Book cover: The Gods are not Jealous

Extent: 296 pages

Publisher: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt

Subjects: Anthropology, Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies, Religious Studies

Series: ContactZone

Series volume number: 30

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(October 2022)

ISBN: 9783374071982

Price: $86.00

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Rahman Yakubu critiques the notion that Islam and Christianity in Africa have been benevolent to African Traditional Religion (ATR) in their interreligious encounter. Rather, he argues that ATR plays an active and central role in creating a peaceful interreligious space in Africa. Using an ethnographic study of rituals in the rites of passage among Dagomba Muslims, Christians and adherents of ATR of Ghana, the author concludes that Dagomba religio-culture has influenced not only the identity of adherents of the two faiths, but also the relations between them. This book proposes that, for a constructive negotiating of religious identity and peaceful interreligious existence, Traditional Religions should be considered an equal partner in interreligious dialogue.

  • By (author) Rahman Yakubu