When the Deities Visit for Hɔmɔwɔ: Translating Religion in the Language of the Secular
Every summer, indigenous deities visit Ghana’s capital, Accra, for the Hɔmɔwɔ festival. To create a peaceful environment for the guests, … More →
Publications
The Journey of Secularism: In the Footsteps of the World Religions Paradigm
This piece is part of the special feature on Donovan Schaefer’s interview for the Religious Studies Project – “Is Secularism … More →
The Spirit of Archibald Motley’s Jazz Age: “Getting’ Religion” in Urban America
Lodged in the complex dynamics of early twentieth century mass migration and urban boom, Jazz and black Pentecostal religion entered … More →
Searching for the Golden Stool: Ghana’s National Myth in the Era of Nkrumahist Self- Construction
Any form of nation-building involves myth-making in the production of a revitalized past pertinent to the present. In Anthony D. … More →
Inventing the Self: Popular History in Georgian-Abkhazian Conflict
Right after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, previously autonomous regions of Georgia – Abkhazia and South-Ossetia demanded their independence. … More →