Prophétismes africains : le Harrisme en Côte-d'Ivoire / African Prophetisms: Harrism in the Ivory Coast - article ; n°1 ; vol.41, pg 47-53

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Archives des sciences sociales des religions - Année 1976 - Volume 41 - Numéro 1 - Pages 47-53
This paper analyses the contents and meaning of a modem religions movement. The prophet William Harris, a native of Liberia, accomplished his mission in the Ivory Coast in 1915. The Harrist religion developed subsequently and became structured in the 1950s. The appearance of the prophet and his prophetism can be explained on the basis of belief in black and white witcheraft : the prophet asumes both and goes further. He thus proposes a new vision of the African world which assimilates the white men's secrets and holds ont the hope of attaining their power.
7 pages
Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.

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• Documents
• Savoirs
• Religions
• Philosophie et théologie

Informations

• Published by: Archives-des-sciences-sociales-des-religions
• Published: 01 January 1976
• Reads: 40
• Language: English

Exrait

René Bureau

Prophétismes africains : le Harrisme en Côte-d'Ivoire / African

Prophetisms: Harrism in the Ivory Coast

In: Archives des sciences sociales des religions. N. 41, 1976. pp. 47-53.

Abstract

This paper analyses the contents and meaning of a modem religions movement. The prophet William Harris, a native of Liberia,

accomplished his mission in the Ivory Coast in 1915. The Harrist religion developed subsequently and became structured in the

1950s. The appearance of the prophet and his prophetism can be explained on the basis of belief in black and white "witcheraft" :

the prophet asumes both and goes further. He thus proposes a new vision of the African world which assimilates the white men's

"secrets" and holds ont the hope of attaining their power.

Citer ce document / Cite this document :

Bureau René. Prophétismes africains : le Harrisme en Côte-d'Ivoire / African Prophetisms: Harrism in the Ivory Coast. In:

Archives des sciences sociales des religions. N. 41, 1976. pp. 47-53.

doi : 10.3406/assr.1976.2086

http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/assr_0335-5985_1976_num_41_1_2086