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The Sociocultural Functionality Of Afrikan Syncretism: The Case Of Spirituality, Nikitah O. Imani Mar 2014

The Sociocultural Functionality Of Afrikan Syncretism: The Case Of Spirituality, Nikitah O. Imani

Black Studies Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

Presented at the National Council of Black Studies meetings in Miami, Florida on March 8th, 2014.


An Invitation To Debate: Envisioning An Africa-Centered Perspective, Engaging Sociological Endeavor, Nikitah O. Imani Mar 2014

An Invitation To Debate: Envisioning An Africa-Centered Perspective, Engaging Sociological Endeavor, Nikitah O. Imani

Black Studies Faculty Publications

This article frames the focus of this special Africana studies issue of Critical Sociology, discussing its theoretical and epistemological necessity for the discipline, its potential for critical informing inquiry within the discipline with respect to Africana social phenomena as well the human experience, the challenges it poses for the traditional conduct of sociological inquiry and what the particular pieces selected for this issue contribute to each of these.