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Women of Fire and Spirit: History, Faith, and Gender in Roho Religion in Western Kenya

Book by Cynthia Hoehler-Fatton; Oxford University Press, 1996

Subjects:

Christian Sects--Kenya--Nyanza--Case Studies, Independent Churches--Kenya--Nyanza Province--Case Studies, Luo (African People)--Religion, Musanda Holy Ghost Church Of East Africa, Nyanza Province (Kenya)--Church History, Ruwe Holy Ghost Church Of East Africa, Women In Christianity--Kenya--Nyanza Province--Case Studies

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

This is the first extensive study of the African Christian Roho religion, or Holy Spirit movement, in Western Kenya. Hoehler-Fatton uses extensive oral histories and life narratives to provide a counterweight to existing historical literature, and also brings to the fore the role of women in the evolution and expansion of the Church.
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Kenya: The Quest for Prosperity

Book by Norman Miller, Rodger Yeager; Westview Press, 1984

Subjects:

Kenya--Economic Conditions--1963-, Kenya--Foreign Relations, Kenya--Politics And Government--1963-1978, Kenya--Politics And Government--1978-, Kenya--Social Conditions--1963-

Collections: History, Entire Library

...short, missionaries carried the related messages of Western religion, orderly progress, and commercial profit. 7 These lessons...Tanzania including Zanzibar . To the north, Britain claimed Kenya as its East Africa Protectorate in 1895 and in 1920 annexed...
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The Kenyatta Election: Kenya 1960-1961

Book by George Bennett, Carl G. Rosenberg; Oxford University Press, 1961

Subjects:

Elections--Kenya

Collections: History, Entire Library

THE KENYATTA ELECTION: KENYA 1960-1961 -ii- THE KENYATTA ELECTION: KENYA 1960-1961 GEORGE BENNETT Senior Lecturer in...April. The negotiations for this revealed much about Kenya and the elections, which it was clearly essential...
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Decolonization & Independence in Kenya, 1940-93

Book by B. A. Ogot, W. R. Ochieng; James Currey, 1995

Subjects:

Decolonization--Kenya--History--20th Century, Kenya--Colonial Influence, Kenya--Politics And Government--1963-1978, Kenya--Politics And Government--1978-, Kenya--Politics And Government--To 1963

Collections: History, Entire Library

...The Agrarian Problem in Kenya , Mitchell strove to offer...audience, had no history, religion or culture of their own. They...without a history, culture or religion of their own and in that they...Britain. 16 In the case of Kenya, colonial policies would...
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Islam and Politics in Kenya

Book by Arye Oded; Lynne Rienner, 2000

Subjects:

Islam And Politics--Kenya, Islam And State--Kenya, Islam--Kenya, Kenya--Politics And Government

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...extent Tanzania. Kenya is a case where the separation of religion and state has created...follows traditional religion. 4 Most Muslims...specific areas of Kenya, which gives them...been set up in Kenya to deal with religion, education, and...

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Patronage, Millennialism and the Serpent God Mumbo in South-West Kenya, 1912-34

Journal article by Brett L. Shadle; Africa, Vol. 72, 2002

Subjects:

Kenya--Religion, Millennialism--Kenya, Patronage, Political--Kenya, Religion and politics--Kenya

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...power in south-west Kenya was a zero sum game...condemned the white mans religion. Given the Gusii...and gender in Roho religion in western Kenya. Oxford: Oxford...J. 1990. African Religions and Philosophy...social change in the Kenya highlands, 1889...
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Initiation into the Ugao: Rethinking the Structure of Tharaka Symbolism

Journal article by Guido Giarelli; Africa, Vol. 67, 1997

Subjects:

Africans--Social aspects, Healing--Analysis, Kenya--Religion, Signs and symbols--Analysis

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Primitive Psychology. London: Routledge. Mbiti, J. 1969. African Religion and Philosophy. London: Heinemann. Middleton J., and Tait...structure of Meru symbolism, Africa 30 (1), 20-33. Republic of Kenya. 1981. Kenya Population Census, 19791. Nairobi: Central Bureau...
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Christ's Salvific Message and the Nandi Ritual of Female Circumcision

Journal article by Mary Nyangweso; Theological Studies, Vol. 63, 2002

Subjects:

Christianity and culture--Africa, Female circumcision--Religious aspects, Kenya--Religion, Salvation--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Since Christianity is the major religion in Kenya, it is appropriate to search among...1987) 75. (44) Mbiti, African Religions and Philosophy 224. (45) See...masters degrees from Moi University (Kenya), the Candler School of Theology...
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Practices of Relatedness and the Re-invention of Duol as a Network of Care for Orphans and Widows in Western Kenya

Journal article by Erick Otieno Nyambedha, Jens Aagaard-Hansen; Africa, Vol. 77, 2007

Subjects:

Community leadership--Case studies, Crisis management--Analysis, Elders (Community leaders)--Powers and duties, HIV (Viruses)--Influence, HIV--Influence, Kenya--History, Kenya--Social aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...practice. Oxford: Berg Publishers. Hauge, H. E. (1974) Luo Religion and Folklore. Oslo: Scandinavian University Books. Hunter...1984) The Sociology of the African Family. London: Longman. Kenya National Aids Control Programme (NAS COP) (1998) National Sentinel...
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Does Religion Matter in Contraceptive Use Among Ghanaian Women?

Journal article by Isaac Addai; Review of Religious Research, Vol. 40, 1999

Subjects:

Religion, Religion And Sociology

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...1967 Doctrines and Attitudes of Major Religions in Regard to Fertility . In Proceedings...Services and Fertility Transition in Rural Kenya". International Family Planning Perspectives...Kelley, A. and C. Nobbe 1990 Kenya at the Demographic Turning Point . World...

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Reporting on Satan

Magazine article by Edward Miller; The Christian Century, Vol. 116, November 17, 1999

Subjects:

Kenya--Religion, Satanism--Kenya

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Theosophical Society says that its goal is the study of comparative religion, philosophy and science. Scandal has never been attached to its name since its registration in Kenya in 1905. Meanwhile, Kenyans are wondering why the report was released...
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Oh, Gods! Religion Didn't Begin to Wither Away during the Twentieth Century, as Some Academic Experts Had Prophesied. Far from It. and the New Century Will Probably See Religion Explode-In Both Intensity and Variety. New Religions Are Springing Up Everywhere. Old Ones Are Mutating with Darwinian Restlessness. and the Big "Problem Religion" of the Twenty-First Century May Not Be the One You Think

Magazine article by Toby Lester; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 289, February 2002

Subjects:

Religion and culture--Analysis, Religion and sociology--Analysis, Religions--Identification and classification, Sociology of religion--Analysis

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...presence in the United States. "America is honeycombed with African independent churches," he told me. "Immigrants from Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Congo have brought their indigenous churches with them. These are independent denominations that are very...
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Religion and the Quest for a Sustainable World

Magazine article by Gary Gardner; The Humanist, Vol. 63, March 2003

Subjects:

National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.--Environmental policy, Religion--Environmental policy, Sustainable development--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...consistent is the theme of adaptation in the history of most religions. The challenge for environmentalists and other advocates...works around the world on issues of reproductive health. In Kenya, where UNFPA seeks to prevent the spread of AIDS by halting...
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What Is Anglicanism?

Magazine article by Henry Luke Orombi; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, August 2007

Subjects:

Anglican churches--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Anglicanism--Analysis, Churches, Anglican--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Tradition (Religion)--Analysis, Tradition (Theology)--Analysis

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...central Uganda. Bishop Hannington was coming to Uganda from Kenya and decided to approach the Buganda kingdom from the east...us to dispense with the fatalism of our traditional African religions. The result, though, was eliminating only the outward and superficial...
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While We're at It

Magazine article by Richard John Neuhaus; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, December 1999

Subjects:

Christianity and culture--Analysis, Religion and politics--Analysis

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...oppressive government will make things better or worse. But the Catholic bishops of Eastern Africa (including Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia) have now concluded that they have no choice but to try to rally world opinion...

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Teddy 'Insult' Teacher Moved to Police HQ for Interrogation; Questioned: Gillian Gibbons, Pictured on a Trip to Kenya, Could Be Charged under Sharia Law with "Insulting Ideology and Religion"

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), November 27, 2007

Subjects:

Islamic fundamentalism--Laws, regulations and rules, Islamic law--Laws, regulations and rules, Sharia (Islamic religious practice)--Laws, regulations and rules, Teachers--Laws, regulations and rules

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...to Police HQ for Interrogation; Questioned: Gillian Gibbons, Pictured on a Trip to Kenya, Could Be Charged under Sharia Law with "Insulting Ideology and Religion". Byline: ROB CRILLY, KIRAN RANDHAWA THE BRITISH primary school teacher arrested...
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Kenya Wary as Traditional Religions Are Revived

Newspaper article by Edward Miller; The Washington Times, August 24, 2000

Subjects:

Kenya

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Kenya wary as traditional religions are revived...Christian doomsday sect, Kenya is witnessing a revival of traditional religions. The renewed interest...Kenyatta University religion professor, argues...have a lot to offer Kenya and the world...
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Obama's Kenya Ghosts

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 12, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...National Muslim Leaders Forum, appeared on Kenya television displaying a memorandum of...recognition of Islam as the only true religion, Islamic leaders would have an oversight role to monitor activities of ALL other religions emphasis in original, installation of...
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Group Eyes Mix of Religion, Politics; Pentecostals Support in Poll

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 6, 2006

Subjects:

Christians--Political activity, Christians--Political aspects, Christians--Religious aspects, Christians--Surveys

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...being apolitical," said John Green, Pew Forums senior fellow in religion and American politics. "Whether or not that was once true in...the Pew Forum conducted surveys in Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, India, the Philippines and South Korea...
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Politics and Religion Should Have Real Meaning; AGENDA

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), May 5, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Politics and Religion Should Have Real Meaning; AGENDA...last few months, thanks to Zimbabwe and Kenya. We should be in a state of permanent...and we will be engulfed in a world where religion and politics still have a meaning and...

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Somalia

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...W by Ethiopia, on the SW by Kenya, and on the S and E by the Indian...subclans. Islam is the state religion. Although Somali is the national...Jubba River), was detached from Kenya to become the westernmost part...the British, operating from Kenya, retook the region in 1941 and...
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Uganda

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...life and Uganda claimed portions of W Kenya; the move was diverted by the threat of...said had divided the nation by tribe and religion. Opposition leaders, calling Musevenis...Development: A Comparative Analysis of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda (1990...
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Africa

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Ethiopia, Muslim traders extended the religion of Islam across N Africa and S across...Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, British Somaliland, Uganda, Kenya, Tanganyika (after World War II), Zanzibar...Tanganyika to form Tanzania in 1964; Gambia and Kenya, which became independent in 1963; Malawi...
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Great Britain

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...foreign affairs, including the nationalization (1951) of British petroleum fields and refineries in Iran, the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya (1952 56), turmoil in Cyprus (1954 59), and the problem of apartheid in South Africa. The nationalization (1956) of the Suez...
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Afghanistan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Kabul run by Osama bin Laden , a Saudi-born militant accused of masterminding the 1998 bombings of the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. In Mar., 1999, a UN-brokered peace agreement was reached between the Taliban and their major remaining foe, the...

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