TY - JOUR
T1 - Religion and Politics in the East African Revival
AU - Bruner, Jason
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - This article briefly describes what was at stake for European missionaries, British colonial officials, and African converts in maintaining a distinction between religion and politics with respect to the East African Revival in Uganda. Focusing upon the years 1935–70, it problematizes clear distinctions between religion and politics by using Derek Peterson’s work on the revival as an expression of dissenting politics. The article argues that “religion” and “politics” were both emic categories with contextualized referents, as well as analytic categories with comparative implications.
AB - This article briefly describes what was at stake for European missionaries, British colonial officials, and African converts in maintaining a distinction between religion and politics with respect to the East African Revival in Uganda. Focusing upon the years 1935–70, it problematizes clear distinctions between religion and politics by using Derek Peterson’s work on the revival as an expression of dissenting politics. The article argues that “religion” and “politics” were both emic categories with contextualized referents, as well as analytic categories with comparative implications.
KW - British Empire
KW - East African Revival
KW - populism
KW - Uganda
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U2 - 10.1177/2396939319837479
DO - 10.1177/2396939319837479
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85063315447
SN - 2396-9393
JO - International Bulletin of Mission Research
JF - International Bulletin of Mission Research
ER -