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Jason Bruner, Living Salvation in the East African Revival in Uganda. Rochester NY: University of Rochester Press (hb US$99 – 978 1 58046 584 7). 2017, 191 pp.
Africa ( IF 1.235 ) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 , DOI: 10.1017/s0001972019000184 Ben Jones
Africa ( IF 1.235 ) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 , DOI: 10.1017/s0001972019000184 Ben Jones
give the book heft and texture without making it clunky. One of the few criticisms that can be levelled against Thurston’s book is its focus on intra-elite dynamics. While there may be nuanced theological debates at the elite level, raids on Boko Haram camps frequently describe finding charms and amulets among the belongings of the foot soldiers that would be considered unIslamic bid’aa (innovation) and condemned. The gap between the organization’s theological policies and day-to-day practices is not addressed in the text. Having acknowledged this shortcoming, it is undeniable that Boko Haram is one of the best existing accounts of the rise and characteristics of the movement. Thurston’s nuanced study of the local political dynamics that accompanied the founding and evolution of Boko Haram is simply unparalleled.
中文翻译:
Jason Bruner,乌干达东非复兴中的生活救赎。纽约州罗彻斯特:罗彻斯特大学出版社(hb US$99 – 978 1 58046 584 7)。2017 年,第 191 页。
赋予书籍重量和质感,同时又不会使其笨重。可以对瑟斯顿的书提出的少数批评之一是它对精英内部动态的关注。虽然在精英层面可能会有细微的神学辩论,但对博科圣地营地的突袭经常描述在步兵的物品中发现护身符和护身符,这些物品被认为是非伊斯兰的bid'aa(创新)并受到谴责。该组织的神学政策与日常实践之间的差距在正文中没有提及。承认这一缺点后,不可否认的是,博科圣地是对该运动的兴起和特征最好的现有描述之一。瑟斯顿对伴随博科圣地成立和演变的当地政治动态的细致研究是无与伦比的。
更新日期:2019-05-01
中文翻译:
Jason Bruner,乌干达东非复兴中的生活救赎。纽约州罗彻斯特:罗彻斯特大学出版社(hb US$99 – 978 1 58046 584 7)。2017 年,第 191 页。
赋予书籍重量和质感,同时又不会使其笨重。可以对瑟斯顿的书提出的少数批评之一是它对精英内部动态的关注。虽然在精英层面可能会有细微的神学辩论,但对博科圣地营地的突袭经常描述在步兵的物品中发现护身符和护身符,这些物品被认为是非伊斯兰的bid'aa(创新)并受到谴责。该组织的神学政策与日常实践之间的差距在正文中没有提及。承认这一缺点后,不可否认的是,博科圣地是对该运动的兴起和特征最好的现有描述之一。瑟斯顿对伴随博科圣地成立和演变的当地政治动态的细致研究是无与伦比的。