Invention of God in Indigenous Societies

Name: Invention of God in Indigenous Societies
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Invention of God in Indigenous SocietiesAuthor(s): James Cox\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Acumen Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781844657544, 978-1844657544\nSynopsis\nIndigenous societies around the world have been historically disparaged by European explorers, colonial officials and Christian missionaries. Nowhere was this more evident than in early descriptions of indigenous religions as savage, primitive, superstitious and fetishistic. \n\nLiberal intellectuals, both indigenous and colonial, reacted to this by claiming that, before indigenous peoples ever encountered Europeans, they all believed in a Supreme Being. The Invention of God in Indigenous Societies argues that, by alleging that God can be located at the core of pre-Christian cultures, this claim effectively invents a tradition which only makes sense theologically if God has never left himself without a witness. \n\nExamining a range of indigenous religions from North A.