About the Journal

Utambuzi is a KiSwahili word which can be translated as ‘insight’, ‘diagnosis’ or ‘recognition’, which captures the journal’s central aim and objectives:

  • to provide empirical and theoretical insight into the ever-changing landscape of religion on the African continent and its global diaspora, both historically and today.
  • to diagnose, or critically an
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Current Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025): Studying African Religions in the 21st Century: (Re)setting the Agenda

Published: 2025-04-28

Editorial

Preface

Damaris Parsitau (Author)
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Page 1-2

Introduction

Studying African Religions in the 21st Century

Abel Ugba, Adriaan van Klinken (Author)
Abstract 43 | PDF Downloads 78

Page 3-8

Articles

The Future of the Study of Religions in Africa

Benson Ohihon Igboin (Author)
Abstract 59 | PDF Downloads 73

Page 9-20

Decolonizing the Study of Africa-Related Religions

Diana K. Lunkwitz (Author)
Abstract 57 | PDF Downloads 37

Page 21-34

Studying Religions in Africa

Emma Wild-Wood (Author)
Abstract 86 | PDF Downloads 43

Page 35-46

A Geopolitical Intervention in African Religious Studies

Murtala Ibrahim (Author)
Abstract 31 | PDF Downloads 31

Page 47-59

The Rationality of Spirits and Demons

Barbara Bompani (Author)
Abstract 31 | PDF Downloads 56

Page 60-68

Charting New Paths of Religion in African Migration

James Kwateng-Yeboah (Author)
Abstract 54 | PDF Downloads 35

Page 69-81

Climate, Security, and the Study of Religion in Africa

Joram Tarusarira, Gracsious Maviza (Author)
Abstract 36 | PDF Downloads 66

Page 82-93

Book Reviews

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