Mariam Goshadze
Biographic Data
| ID | 895101 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mariam Goshadze |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mariam |
| FAMILY NAME | Goshadze |
| SIGNATURE | GOSHADZE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leipzig University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8329-1848 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Listening Otherwise: Indigenous Hermeneutics as Theory and Method
The essay argues that Indigenous hermeneutics, as developed by Jacob K. Olupona, involves a repositioning that spans methodological, epistemological, political, and meta-theoretical registers. It applies the Indigenous hermeneutics approach to ethnographic research conducted among the Ga community in Accra, focusing on different perceptions of “noise” and “quiet” during a Ga harvest festival. The application of an Indigenous hermeneutic approach …
Okot p’Bitek: Artist, the Ruler (1986)
Introduced by
Culturalised Festivals (2018–2022)
society among the Efik people (the dominant ethnic group in the region)
Kofi Asare Opoku: Skinny but Imperishable Truth (2012)
As a prolific writer and public figure, Opoku is best known for emphasising the value of African 'traditional religions,' especially within the broader context of philosophies of culture.His book, West African Traditional Religion, published in 1978, has become a standard reference not only for those seeking to learn about the religions of West Africa, but also for those interested in the category of 'African Traditional Religion,' a 'world relig…
National Policies on Culture (2001, 2004, 2006)
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove (2005, 2011)
Zimbabwe: Heritage Studies (2015)
Introduction
V Although the term has its drawbacks, I have chosen to retain it here, as
We Came from a Faraway Place: Narratives of Hebrew/Israelite and Egyptian Origin among the Ga Communities of Accra
This article traces the historical construction and transformation of Hebrew/Israelite and Egyptian narratives of origin among the Ga people of Ghana. While claims of external ancestry are widespread in Africa, the Ga case remains relatively understudied. Emerging in seventeenth-century European travel accounts and later reinforced by missionary writings, the Hebrew/Israelite and Egyptian narratives were shaped by biblical frameworks that cast Ga…
A new model of distilling religion: Culturalization as Marginality
The culturalization of religion has received considerable scholarly attention in recent years as a compelling restatement of religion in the secular public sphere. Existing research has focused primarily on Western contexts where Christianity, as the dominant religion, is relabelled as culture in order to sanction its continued presence in the secular and multi-religious public sphere. Building on the treatment of non-majority religions in postco…
The varieties of sonic experience: Quiet" versus "not-noise" in a Ghanaian harvest festival
Sacred calm engulfs Ghana's town of Nungua every year as the Ga people prepare to celebrate Kplejoo, their annual harvest festival. To honor the presence of deities at this time, the Ga ritual specialists introduce a week-long restriction on drumming and noise-making. The ritual quiet that descends over Nungua defies the conventional categorization of "quietness" as a sonically neutral category. In this context, "quietness" does not translate to …
In Chase of ‘Modern Religiosity’: Georgia’s Secular Moderns Challenge the ‘Spoon-Worshippers’
In the spring of 2020, when the COVID -19 pandemic rapidly spread through the four corners of the world, Christian Orthodox churches were caught in the age-old altercation with science. Tensions condensed around a small material object—the communion spoon—and its potential to transmit the virus. The article examines the ensuing Eucharist-related debates between ‘liberal secularists’ and followers of the Orthodox Church of Georgia: namely, the for…
The Journey of Secularism: Following the Footsteps of the World Religions Paradigm
Singing Yoruba Christianity: Music, Media, and Morality
When the Deities Visit forHɔmɔwɔ: Translating Religion in the Language of the Secular
Every summer, indigenous deities visit Ghana’s capital, Accra, for the Hɔmɔwɔ festival. To create a peaceful environment for the guests, Ga indigenous priests introduce a one-month “ban on drumming and noise-making.” Almost overnight, sacred silence blankets the city as nightclubs and dance halls close down and Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches subdue their services. Although sonic negotiations have been amicable recently, in the 1990s Pentecostal…
The varieties of sonic experience: Quiet" versus "not-noise" in a Ghanaian harvest festival
Sacred calm engulfs Ghana's town of Nungua every year as the Ga people prepare to celebrate Kplejoo, their annual harvest festival. To honor the presence of deities at this time, the Ga ritual specialists introduce a week-long restriction on drumming and noise-making. The ritual quiet that descends over Nungua defies the conventional categorization of "quietness" as a sonically neutral category. In this context, "quietness" does not translate to …
When the Deities Visit forHɔmɔwɔ: Translating Religion in the Language of the Secular
Every summer, indigenous deities visit Ghana’s capital, Accra, for the Hɔmɔwɔ festival. To create a peaceful environment for the guests, Ga indigenous priests introduce a one-month “ban on drumming and noise-making.” Almost overnight, sacred silence blankets the city as nightclubs and dance halls close down and Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches subdue their services. Although sonic negotiations have been amicable recently, in the 1990s Pentecostal…
When the Deities Visit forHɔmɔwɔ: Translating Religion in the Language of the Secular
Every summer, indigenous deities visit Ghana’s capital, Accra, for the Hɔmɔwɔ festival. To create a peaceful environment for the guests, Ga indigenous priests introduce a one-month “ban on drumming and noise-making.” Almost overnight, sacred silence blankets the city as nightclubs and dance halls close down and Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches subdue their services. Although sonic negotiations have been amicable recently, in the 1990s Pentecostal…
The Journey of Secularism: Following the Footsteps of the World Religions Paradigm
Singing Yoruba Christianity: Music, Media, and Morality
In Chase of ‘Modern Religiosity’: Georgia’s Secular Moderns Challenge the ‘Spoon-Worshippers’
In the spring of 2020, when the COVID -19 pandemic rapidly spread through the four corners of the world, Christian Orthodox churches were caught in the age-old altercation with science. Tensions condensed around a small material object—the communion spoon—and its potential to transmit the virus. The article examines the ensuing Eucharist-related debates between ‘liberal secularists’ and followers of the Orthodox Church of Georgia: namely, the for…
The varieties of sonic experience: Quiet" versus "not-noise" in a Ghanaian harvest festival
Sacred calm engulfs Ghana's town of Nungua every year as the Ga people prepare to celebrate Kplejoo, their annual harvest festival. To honor the presence of deities at this time, the Ga ritual specialists introduce a week-long restriction on drumming and noise-making. The ritual quiet that descends over Nungua defies the conventional categorization of "quietness" as a sonically neutral category. In this context, "quietness" does not translate to …
A new model of distilling religion: Culturalization as Marginality
The culturalization of religion has received considerable scholarly attention in recent years as a compelling restatement of religion in the secular public sphere. Existing research has focused primarily on Western contexts where Christianity, as the dominant religion, is relabelled as culture in order to sanction its continued presence in the secular and multi-religious public sphere. Building on the treatment of non-majority religions in postco…
Okot p’Bitek: Artist, the Ruler (1986)
Introduced by
Culturalised Festivals (2018–2022)
society among the Efik people (the dominant ethnic group in the region)
Kofi Asare Opoku: Skinny but Imperishable Truth (2012)
As a prolific writer and public figure, Opoku is best known for emphasising the value of African 'traditional religions,' especially within the broader context of philosophies of culture.His book, West African Traditional Religion, published in 1978, has become a standard reference not only for those seeking to learn about the religions of West Africa, but also for those interested in the category of 'African Traditional Religion,' a 'world relig…
National Policies on Culture (2001, 2004, 2006)
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove (2005, 2011)
Zimbabwe: Heritage Studies (2015)
Introduction
V Although the term has its drawbacks, I have chosen to retain it here, as
We Came from a Faraway Place: Narratives of Hebrew/Israelite and Egyptian Origin among the Ga Communities of Accra
This article traces the historical construction and transformation of Hebrew/Israelite and Egyptian narratives of origin among the Ga people of Ghana. While claims of external ancestry are widespread in Africa, the Ga case remains relatively understudied. Emerging in seventeenth-century European travel accounts and later reinforced by missionary writings, the Hebrew/Israelite and Egyptian narratives were shaped by biblical frameworks that cast Ga…
Listening Otherwise: Indigenous Hermeneutics as Theory and Method
The essay argues that Indigenous hermeneutics, as developed by Jacob K. Olupona, involves a repositioning that spans methodological, epistemological, political, and meta-theoretical registers. It applies the Indigenous hermeneutics approach to ethnographic research conducted among the Ga community in Accra, focusing on different perceptions of “noise” and “quiet” during a Ga harvest festival. The application of an Indigenous hermeneutic approach …
Philosophy (6 works) · Christianity (5 works) · Natural (archaeology) (5 works) · Religious studies (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (4 works) · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (3 works)