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Book chapter Book chapter
Title:Religion and Society
Author:Sperling, D.C.
Book title:Kenya Coast Handbook: Culture, resources and development in the East African littoral
Editors:Hoorweg, J.
Foeken, D.
Obudho, R.A.
Year:2000
Pages:157-171
City of publisher:Hamburg
Publisher:Lit Verlag
Geographic term:Kenya
Discipline:Religion
Subjects:Religion - African traditional
Islam
Christianity
Religion - pluralism
Abstract:The peoples of the Kenya Coast follow a variety of religious traditions. Whereas Islam has been present in the region for centuries, the beginning of Christianity in modern times only goes back some 150 years. African religious beliefs and practices existed long before the coming of Islam or Christianity. This chapter examines the religious traditions of the Kenya Coast, looking first at their historical origins and development. Rather than attempt a detailed description of the tenets and practices of each of the traditions, the chapter seeks to explain how they have influenced and interacted with each other. At the same time it assesses their overall importance, their relation to the social life and political economy of the region, and what their general circumstances are today. (Source: Author Abstract).
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