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Profil
| Derzeitige Stellung | Professor W-3 und Äquivalente |
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| Fachgebiet | Religionswissenschaft,Afrikanistik |
| Keywords | African Indigebous Religions, Yoruba Religion, Ethnography of Religions in Nigeria, African Christianity, African Religions in the Americas |
Aktuelle Kontaktadresse
| Land | USA |
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| Ort | Cambridge |
| Universität/Institution | Harvard University |
| Institut/Abteilung | Department of African and African American Studies |
Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung
| Prof. Dr. Hansjörg Dilger | Institut für Ethnologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin |
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| Beginn der ersten Förderung | 01.10.2015 |
Programm(e)
| 2015 | Reimar-Lüst-Preis-Programm für internationale Wissenschafts- und Kulturvermittlung |
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Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden
| Professor Olupona is a leading authority in the comparative study of religion in West Africa. His research has made a unique contribution to the understanding of African indigenous religion in Nigeria, as well as the dynamics of civil religion and religious pluralism in Africa and the African diaspora. In Germany, Professor Olupona continues his research on recent articulations of Christian identity in the context of Nigerian popular culture, public space and civil society. |