Cadence of Life - The Impact of the Seventh-Day Adventist Religion on the Everyday Life of the Massai People

This book explores the multifaceted realities of religious conversion, challenging conventional notions of faith, identity, and change. Using sociological concepts of the study of every day and lived religion, it examines the lifestyles of the Adventist Massai in Arusha and Manyara. Guided by the multimodal approach, the study seeks to understand conversion from the Massai perspectives, highlighting their experiences of change, and the negotiations they undergo as reflected in their everyday practice and routines. 

List of contents

INTRODUCTION.- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.- LITERATURE REVIEW.- CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK.- FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS.- CONCLUSION.

About the author

As a researcher focusing on Africa, Sheila Aketch Orero adopts a decolonial approach that prioritises African communities' narratives and lived experiences. Her research seeks to understand and document their everyday lives, ensuring their voices are central to her findings. Through immersive fieldwork, participatory observation, and collaborative storytelling, she strives to produce academically rigorous scholarship deeply rooted in the lived experiences of African communities.

Product details

• Authors: Sheila Aketch Orero
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.02.2025
• EAN: 9783658469061
• ISBN: 978-3-658-46906-1
• No. of pages: 79
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 5 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 137 g
• Illustrations: XV, 79 p. 2 illus. Textbook for German language market.
• Series: BestMasters
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Massai, Afrika, Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie, Ethnographie, Conversion, Ethnography, Traditionelle Afrikanische Religionen und Glaubensrichtungen, African Culture, Adventist, Arusha region, Multifocal, Massai Adventists, African Religions, Manyara region