1st Edition

Ritual Servitudes and Christian Social Practices in Ghana The Hidden Spaces of Otherness in Religion

218 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

218 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

218 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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This book explores the kinds of Christian service or diaconia that develop in non-institutionalized practices for supporting survivors of indigenous ritual servitude or Trokosi in Africa. Drawing on empirical research from Ghana, it examines the possibilities of freedom, equality, and dignity for liberated Trokosi and the manner in which these women’s experiences constitute a repudiation of... Read more

List of Figures

The Preamble

Introduction

PART I

Framework, Religion, and Theology

1 The Construction

2 Religion, Space, and Slavery in Context

3 History and Theology of Christian Social Ministry in Context

PART 2

Methods and Empirical Data

4 Diaconal Methodology: Entry and In-Field Research Experience

5 Narratives by Liberators, Gatekeepers, and Survivors of Ritual Servitudes

PART 3

Theories and Interpretations

6 The Theory of Heterotopia and the Trokosi Shrines as Sacred Spaces