Umar Habila Dadem Danfulani
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4051267 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Umar Habila Dadem Danfulani |
| PRENOMES | Umar Habila Dadem |
| SOBRENOME | Danfulani |
| ASSINATURA | DANFULANI U H D |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Jos |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 7 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1996 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2002 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Briefing
Umar Habila Dadem Danfulani, Sati U. Fwatshak; Briefing: The September 2001 events in Jos, Nigeria, African Affairs, Volume 101, Issue 403, 1 April 2002, P
A masquerade is not watched from one spot
The search for an adequate methodological approach to the study of African Religions in their multiformity has been a fervent one. In this paper, approaches to the study of African Religions today are proposed. These are polymethodic and multidimentional approaches, the contextual study of African Religions, the historical approaches (demonstrated in the art of masquerading), the need to balance synchronic and diachronic approaches, the use of ar…
Factors Contributing to the Survival of The Bori Cult in Northern Nigeria
The paper examines factors responsible for the survival of the bori cult as a way of immortalizing maguzanci, i.e. Hausa traditional religion in Northern Nigeria. The paper regards bori as a part of maguzanci which survives as an island within the ocean of Islam. The paper reconstructs the origin and history of the bori cult in Hausaland. It locates this within maguzanci — from its earliest belief in "pagan" spirits (babbaku) to the introduction …
Exorcising Witchcraft
Religious Exclusivism & Religious Space
Call to Office of a Pa Diviner. A Comparative Study
No abstract available
Rituals as Dance and Dance as Rituals. The Drama of Kok Nji and Other Festivals in the Religious Experience of the Ngas, Mupun and Mwaghavul in Nigeria
Chadic-speakers perform annual festivals of the ancestors, kok nji; cropping kop; harvesting, dyip and hunting kwat, which are usually accompanied by dancing, singing and other numerous rites and rituals. These ritual dramas symbolically and overtly express the religious experience, feelings and emotions that are deeply buried in the religious consciousness of the people. This article intends to provide a vivid description of some of these festiv…
Briefing
Umar Habila Dadem Danfulani, Sati U. Fwatshak; Briefing: The September 2001 events in Jos, Nigeria, African Affairs, Volume 101, Issue 403, 1 April 2002, P
Factors Contributing to the Survival of The Bori Cult in Northern Nigeria
The paper examines factors responsible for the survival of the bori cult as a way of immortalizing maguzanci, i.e. Hausa traditional religion in Northern Nigeria. The paper regards bori as a part of maguzanci which survives as an island within the ocean of Islam. The paper reconstructs the origin and history of the bori cult in Hausaland. It locates this within maguzanci — from its earliest belief in "pagan" spirits (babbaku) to the introduction …
Religious Exclusivism & Religious Space
Rituals as Dance and Dance as Rituals. The Drama of Kok Nji and Other Festivals in the Religious Experience of the Ngas, Mupun and Mwaghavul in Nigeria
Chadic-speakers perform annual festivals of the ancestors, kok nji; cropping kop; harvesting, dyip and hunting kwat, which are usually accompanied by dancing, singing and other numerous rites and rituals. These ritual dramas symbolically and overtly express the religious experience, feelings and emotions that are deeply buried in the religious consciousness of the people. This article intends to provide a vivid description of some of these festiv…
Call to Office of a Pa Diviner. A Comparative Study
No abstract available
Religious Exclusivism & Religious Space
A masquerade is not watched from one spot
The search for an adequate methodological approach to the study of African Religions in their multiformity has been a fervent one. In this paper, approaches to the study of African Religions today are proposed. These are polymethodic and multidimentional approaches, the contextual study of African Religions, the historical approaches (demonstrated in the art of masquerading), the need to balance synchronic and diachronic approaches, the use of ar…
Factors Contributing to the Survival of The Bori Cult in Northern Nigeria
The paper examines factors responsible for the survival of the bori cult as a way of immortalizing maguzanci, i.e. Hausa traditional religion in Northern Nigeria. The paper regards bori as a part of maguzanci which survives as an island within the ocean of Islam. The paper reconstructs the origin and history of the bori cult in Hausaland. It locates this within maguzanci — from its earliest belief in "pagan" spirits (babbaku) to the introduction …
Exorcising Witchcraft
Briefing
Umar Habila Dadem Danfulani, Sati U. Fwatshak; Briefing: The September 2001 events in Jos, Nigeria, African Affairs, Volume 101, Issue 403, 1 April 2002, P
History (5 obras) · Philosophy (4 obras) · Sociology (4 obras) · History (3 obras) · Philosophy (3 obras) · Political science (3 obras) · African history and culture analysis (2 obras) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (2 obras) · Ancient history (2 obras) · Anthropology (2 obras)