Comfort Max-Wirth
Biographic Data
| ID | 3436671 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Comfort Max-Wirth |
| GIVEN NAMES | Comfort |
| FAMILY NAME | Max-Wirth |
| SIGNATURE | MAX-WIRTH C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Occult Rumors and Politics in Ghana
Occult Rumors and Politics in Ghana
General Introduction
Forget your people and your father’s house’ (Ps 45
Spousal abuse is one of the foremost threats to peaceful coexistence in families the world over. In Ghana, stakeholders, particularly Christian leaders, have raised concerns about the increasing violence associated with spousal abuse, which sometimes results in the death of victims. Although both men and women suffer abuse in marriages, those meted out to women are prevalent. While substantial effort has been made by biblical scholars to discuss …
Juju and Statecraft
Religion plays an integral role in all aspects of Ghanaian life, including politics. In recent years, many scholars have commented upon the spectacular rise of Pentecostal Christianity in Ghana since the 1970s, noting its particular influence in politics and in shaping the Ghanaian public sphere more generally. Curiously, though less often noted, rumors about “the occult” and occult influence have also flourished during this same period. Despite …
The Public Role of Religion in Modern Ghanaian Society
This article lends its voice to the discussion on Charles Taylor’s Varieties of Religion Today : William James Revisited , which critiques William James’s view that the public dimensions of religion will be less real and less necessary and, therefore, will decrease in modern societies. The article uses Ghana as a case study to show that religion is still a public phenomenon in modern African societies. Religion has always been a crucial part of G…
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The Public Role of Religion in Modern Ghanaian Society
This article lends its voice to the discussion on Charles Taylor’s Varieties of Religion Today : William James Revisited , which critiques William James’s view that the public dimensions of religion will be less real and less necessary and, therefore, will decrease in modern societies. The article uses Ghana as a case study to show that religion is still a public phenomenon in modern African societies. Religion has always been a crucial part of G…
Juju and Statecraft
Religion plays an integral role in all aspects of Ghanaian life, including politics. In recent years, many scholars have commented upon the spectacular rise of Pentecostal Christianity in Ghana since the 1970s, noting its particular influence in politics and in shaping the Ghanaian public sphere more generally. Curiously, though less often noted, rumors about “the occult” and occult influence have also flourished during this same period. Despite …
Occult Rumors and Politics in Ghana
Occult Rumors and Politics in Ghana
General Introduction
Forget your people and your father’s house’ (Ps 45
Spousal abuse is one of the foremost threats to peaceful coexistence in families the world over. In Ghana, stakeholders, particularly Christian leaders, have raised concerns about the increasing violence associated with spousal abuse, which sometimes results in the death of victims. Although both men and women suffer abuse in marriages, those meted out to women are prevalent. While substantial effort has been made by biblical scholars to discuss …
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