Yoruba in Diaspora: An African Church in London (Contemporary Anthropology of Religion)

The Nigerian Diaspora Is Now World-wide, And When Yoruba Travel, They Take With Them Their Religious Organizations. As A Member Of The Cherubim And Seraphim Church In London For Over Thirty Years, Anthropologist Hermione Harris Explores A World Of Prayer, Spirit Possession, And Divination Through Dreams And Visions. Through Their Religious Practice, Church Members Enlist The Holy Spirit To Defend Themselves Against Witchcraft And Evil Spirits, And Make A Success Of Their Lives. Although The New Nigerian Born Again Pentecostals In Britain Turn Away From C&s Ritual, Harris Argues That They Too Are Engaged In The Search For Spiritual Power.--book Jacket. Introduction -- Stars Of The World: Yoruba Worker-students In Britain -- The Cherubim And Seraphim Church, United Kingdom -- From Ase To Agbara: The Concept Of Spiritual Power In The Cherubim And Seraphim -- Electrical Energy: Dynamic Metaphors Of Spiritual Power -- Experiencing Power: Possession By The Holy Spirit -- Revelation As Divinatory Practice -- Practical Christianity: Revelation And The Power Of Prayer -- Epilogue: Empowerment And Yoruba Christianity. Hermione Harris. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [261]-283) And Index. The Nigerian diaspora is now world-wide, and when Yoruba travel, they take with them their religious organizations. As a member of the Cherubim and Seraphim church in London for over thirty years, anthropologist Hermione Harris explores a world of prayer, spirit possession, and divination through dreams and visions. The Nigerian diaspora is now world-wide, and when Yoruba travel, they take with them their religious organizations. As a member of the Cherubim and Seraphim church in London for over thirty years, anthropologist Hermione Harris explores a world of prayer, spirit possession, and divination through dreams and visions. Although the new Nigerian "Born Again" Pentecostals in Britain turn away from C & S ritual, Harris argues that they too are engaged in the search for spiritual power The Nigerian Diaspora is now world-wide, and when Yoruba travel, they take with them their religious organizations. As a member of the Cherubim and Seraphim church in London for over thirty years, anthropologist Hermione Harris explores a world of prayer, spirit possession, and divination through dreams and visions. Through their religious practice, church members enlist the Holy Spirit to defend themselves against witchcraft and evil spirits, and make a success of their lives. Although the new Nigerian Born Again Pentecostals in Britain turn away from C & S ritual, Harris argues that they too are engaged in the search for spiritual power