Nollywood On The Pulpit
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Nollywood On The Pulpit
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Author : Sarah Peace
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-05-26
Nollywood On The Pulpit written by Sarah Peace and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-26 with categories.
Nollywood on the Pulpit: Performance in Pentecostalism examines the performative strategies and material forms intrinsic to the expansion of the Pentecostal movement in Nigeria. Although a global phenomenon, Pentecostalism is reimagined locally in ways that reflect its boundless expansive potential. Its explosion in Nigeria echoes a blueprint created by native messianic forbearers who initiated the cult of the prophet, now prevalent in modern Pentecostalism. Their influence presents a compelling case study for understanding the emergent artistic forms within the movement which serve to both inform and reflect broader popular culture trends. Utilising Nollywood's melodramatic trope as a framework, Pentecostalism is explored through its key players; the flamboyant preachers, charismatic women worshippers, gay men in the choir and miracle performers in the congregation, looking at how each negotiates space within the church, wielding power through performance. Scholarship of the Pentecostalism is often concerned with critiques of power with emphasis on the proliferation of the prosperity doctrine as a response to dismal socio-economic realities. However, these perspectives neglect the value in what the charismatic movement offers to a contemporary audience - recognising the role of the Pentecostal church as a stage for expression in which performance can be an end in itself. "Peace' use of Nigerian parlance and colloquialism brings this story to life, giving this serious academic work a dramatic edge. Laying out this work in a way that is meaningful, enthralling and gripping, she excavated revelatory facts and stunned our senses with insightful reflections by making modern linkages between performance, magic and Pentecostalism." - Dr Toyin Ajao Public scholar and founder of iAfrika Centre for Holistic Research and Praxis
The Street Is My Pulpit
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Author : Mwenda Ntarangwi
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2016-05-15
The Street Is My Pulpit written by Mwenda Ntarangwi and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-15 with Social Science categories.
To some, Christianity and hip hop seem antithetical. Not so in Kenya. There, the music of Julius Owino, aka Juliani, blends faith and beats into a potent hip hop gospel aimed at a youth culture hungry for answers spiritual, material, and otherwise. Mwenda Ntarangwi explores the Kenyan hip hop scene through the lens of Juliani's life and career. A born-again Christian, Juliani produces work highlighting the tensions between hip hop's forceful self-expression and a pious approach to public life, even while contesting the basic presumptions of both. In The Street Is My Pulpit, Ntarangwi forges an uncommon collaboration with his subject that offers insights into Juliani's art and goals even as Ntarangwi explores his own religious experience and subjective identity as an ethnographer. What emerges is an original contribution to the scholarship on hip hop's global impact and a passionate study of the music's role in shaping new ways of being Christian in Africa.
Nigerian Pentecostalism
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Author : Nimi Wariboko
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2014
Nigerian Pentecostalism written by Nimi Wariboko and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with History categories.
Part 1. Origins and spirituality of Nigerian Pentecostalism. Sources of Nigerian pentecostalism --The spell of the invisible --Excremental visions in postcolonial Pentecostalism --Desire and disgust : ways of being for God --The Pentecostal self : from body to body politic --Part 2. Ethical vision of Nigerian Pentecostal spirituality. Politics: between ontology and spiritual warfare --Miracles, sovereignty, and community --Altersovereignty and virtue of Pentecostal friendship --Spirituality and the weight of blackness --"This neighbor cannot be loved!" : invisibility and nudity of the "Pentecostal other"--Pentecostalism and Nigerian society.
The Rantings Of A Madman On Facebook
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Author : Dan Davies
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-03-22
The Rantings Of A Madman On Facebook written by Dan Davies and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-22 with categories.
The Rantings of a Madman on Facebook is a first in a trilogy of books that chronicles the adventures and misadventures of internationally acclaimed actor and writer, Dan Davies. His career, travels and shenanigans are told through the lens of his Facebook postings. The postings are accompanied with a postscript filled with some hindsight, insight and a "what the hell was I thinking then?" attitude. Many are funny observations with a large side of motivation and inspiration thrown in for good measure. And it's a coloring book too with 21 fun and relaxing coloring pages created by award-winning artist Bree Sweetack!ABOUT THE AUTHORDan Davies is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning actor and writer. He also passed out semi-nude while drunkenly hugging a llama at JR's Petting Zoo (Waupaca, WI July 5th, 1995).
The Role Of A Culture Of Superstition In The Proliferation Of Religio Commercial Pastors In Nigeria
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Author : Chima Agazue
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2013-06-13
The Role Of A Culture Of Superstition In The Proliferation Of Religio Commercial Pastors In Nigeria written by Chima Agazue and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-13 with Social Science categories.
I think your work is a necessary and valuable exposure of this religious phenomenon and the appallingly cynical exploitation of the religious and cultural beliefs of the poor and the vulnerable. I would like to see it published. Suzanne Wilton Huddersfield, UK The book is particularly apt at this period of Christianity in Nigeria because it addresses the money syndrome that has crept into Christianity in Nigeria and the faking of the call of God. The book addresses the yearning of many Christians who are worried by this menace but may not know how to discuss it. Reverend Kenneth Nwaubani Abia, Nigeria I am particularly impressed by the depth of research that has gone into this book. It will generate intellectual discourse, challenge our spiritual guardians and mentors and it may well put some of them on the defensive. Hon. Kazeem Adio Osun, Nigeria This book provides an interesting insight into the plight of religion in Nigeria and into the facet of the human condition that allows for the exploitation of the faithful and vulnerable individuals. Will Colbridge Penistone, UK Very few publications, if any, capture through the religious prism the mechanical nature of developing Nigerian society in the way that this publication does. Casmir Okoli London, UK The book will, I believe, open the door for many who are still in the dark regarding the subject matter. Rev Fr Nicholas Nwagwu New York, USA
Looking For Transwonderland
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Author : Noo Saro-Wiwa
language : en
Publisher: Catapult
Release Date : 2012-09-01
Looking For Transwonderland written by Noo Saro-Wiwa and has been published by Catapult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-01 with Travel categories.
A “remarkable chronicle” of a journey back to this West African nation after years of exile (The New York Times Book Review). Noo Saro-Wiwa was brought up in England, but every summer she was dragged back to visit her father in Nigeria—a country she viewed as an annoying parallel universe where she had to relinquish all her creature comforts and sense of individuality. After her father, activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, was killed there, she didn’t return for several years. Then she decided to come to terms with the country her father given his life for. Traveling from the exuberant chaos of Lagos to the calm beauty of the eastern mountains; from the eccentricity of a Nigerian dog show to the decrepit kitsch of the Transwonderland Amusement Park, she explores Nigerian Christianity, delves into the country’s history of slavery, examines the corrupting effect of oil, and ponders the huge success of Nollywood. She finds the country as exasperating as ever, and frequently despairs at the corruption and inefficiency she encounters. But she also discovers that it is far more beautiful and varied than she had ever imagined, with its captivating thick tropical rain forest and ancient palaces and monuments—and most engagingly and entertainingly, its unforgettable people. “The author allows her love-hate relationship with Nigeria to flavor this thoughtful travel journal, lending it irony, wit and frankness.” —Kirkus Reviews
Nollywood
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Author : Jonathan Haynes
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2016-10-04
Nollywood written by Jonathan Haynes and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-04 with History categories.
The English-language branch of the Nigerian film industry, Nollywood, has become the third largest in the world. Nollywood films saturate Nigeria and have spread across the African continent, achieving an astonishing extent and depth of cultural influence. They are the most important modern cultural form to come out of Africa. In this book, Jonathan Haynes aims to map out the cultural terrain of Nollywood films much more comprehensively and ambitiously than has been to date. He in effect establishes a canon for Nollywood films. The book is organized around the historical development of Nollywood film culture, which is explored with close attention to the recent history of Nigeria. Throughout the book, genre (defined with reference to common usage in Nigerian film markets) is the principal framework. Thus after establishing a sense of the material and social circumstances out of which Nollywood was born and exploring a few landmark films, Haynes analyzes the durable set of themes and plot types that dominate the industry and reveal deeply embedded tensions in contemporary Nigerian life. These genres include family films and romances, village films, cultural epics, political films, films made in or about the Nigerian diaspora, and campus films. Haynes concludes by offering some remarks on the future of Nollywood, exploring the buzz around a New Nollywood of films with higher budgets fit for international film festivals and widespread screening in cinemas in Nigeria and abroad."
Crossing Religious Boundaries
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Author : Marloes Janson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-06-10
Crossing Religious Boundaries written by Marloes Janson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-10 with History categories.
A rich ethnography of lived religious experiences in Lagos, offering a unique look at religious pluralism in Nigeria's biggest city.
Pride And Joy
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Author : Louisa Onomé
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2024-03-12
Pride And Joy written by Louisa Onomé and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-12 with Fiction categories.
Black Cake meets Death at a Funeral in this heartwarming and hilarious novel about three generations of a Nigerian Canadian family grappling with their matriarch’s sudden passing while their auntie insists that her sister is coming back—from an author with a “razor-sharp, smart, and tender” (Nafiza Azad, author of The Wild Ones) voice. Joy Okafor is overwhelmed. Recently divorced, a life coach whose phone won’t stop ringing, and ever the dutiful Nigerian daughter, Joy has planned every aspect of her mother’s seventieth birthday weekend on her own. As the Okafors slowly begin to arrive, Mama Mary goes to take a nap. But when the grandkids go to wake her, they find that she isn’t sleeping after all. Refusing to believe that her sister is gone-gone, Auntie Nancy declares that she has had a premonition that Mama Mary will rise again like Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. Desperate to believe that they’re about to witness a miracle, the family overhauls their birthday plans to welcome the Nigerian Canadian community, effectively spreading the word that Mama Mary is coming back. But skeptical Joy is struggling with the loss of her mother and not allowing herself to mourn just yet while going through the motions of planning a funeral that her aunt refuses to allow. Filled with humor and flawed, deeply relatable characters that leap off the page, Pride and Joy will draw you in as the Okafors prepare for a miracle while coming apart at the seams, praying that they haven’t actually lost Mama Mary for good, and grappling with what losing her truly means for each of them.
In The Name Of Our Father
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Author : Olukorede Yishau
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-04-11
In The Name Of Our Father written by Olukorede Yishau and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-11 with categories.
The desire to become a novelist suddenly seizes Justus Omoeko. He wants another title other than a journalist for which thousands know him. He is soon inspired by the story of a popular prophet in town and decides to write a thriller out of the dark patch that is the life of this renowned man of God, who has the Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Force, General Sani Idoti, as one of his clients.Prophet T.C. Jeremiah hits the jackpot when the military usurper in power recruits him to help ensure his longevity in office. Money begins to fall into his accounts as though he has a cash tree at the back of his house. But, the more money he makes, his family falls apart. He performs miracles. Yet, his ex-prostitute wife finds it hard to conceive.