Abstract
The study of religion in Africa1 is a product of external influences. The discipline has been closely related to the experiences of the continent and its encounter with “outsiders.” To a large extent, the study of religion in Africa has been shaped by European traditions (Ludwig and Adogame 2004). The implication has been that the methods and approaches adopted in the study of religion in Africa have been derived from “outside.” For a continent that has waged liberation struggles, this comes as a major point for debate. How can African scholars be subservient to the theories and methods of their erstwhile former colonizers? Can African scholars of religion have the confidence to take the discipline in a different direction, as they respond to African realities? Such questions lie at the heart of debates on developing African traditions in the study of religion in Africa.
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