Nearly all ATRs scholarships have settled for the outlook that monotheism can serve as a concept that describes ATRs. Realising that there are some elements of ATRs that are unique to it, these academics are tempted to introduce adjectives to qualify monotheism in ATRs. This is evident in Bolaji Idowu’s diffused monotheism and Thaddeus Metz and Motsamai Molefe’s neglected monotheism. Noticing this fad, John Awolalu introduces the term modified monotheism as efforts to integrate ATRs into the dominant and mainstream notion of monotheism which is Abrahamic. Awolalu does not pursue further the full sweep of his discovery. His discovery implies that all efforts in the modification of monotheism are intended for the recognition of Afro-religious cultures as legitimate by Western monotheism. This failure in dismissing the urge of conducting researched on ATRs in this manner, I tender, follows from the influence or impact of a spell that has been woven into the intellect of foremost academics on ATRs. That they constantly see monotheism as the concept for ATRs but fail to consider other forms of monotheism is a validation of how deep and far they have been bewitched. My goal in this chapter is intellectual exorcism—the ostracization of the ghost of Abrahamic monotheisms from ATRs. I contend that concepts like paganism are technically employed to distinguish Abrahamic monotheisms from non-Abrahamic monotheisms and to place validation or authority in the former as the latter is seen as religions of caricature. An exercise in linguistic analysis will no doubt help with this exorcism which is long and overdue. Through this, it becomes clear that ATRs can be better appreciated away from the garment of the Abrahamic monotheisms it has forcefully adorned thanks to academics living under a spell.

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Exorcising the Spell of Monotheism in ATRs Scholarships

  • Emmanuel Ofuasia

摘要

Nearly all ATRs scholarships have settled for the outlook that monotheism can serve as a concept that describes ATRs. Realising that there are some elements of ATRs that are unique to it, these academics are tempted to introduce adjectives to qualify monotheism in ATRs. This is evident in Bolaji Idowu’s diffused monotheism and Thaddeus Metz and Motsamai Molefe’s neglected monotheism. Noticing this fad, John Awolalu introduces the term modified monotheism as efforts to integrate ATRs into the dominant and mainstream notion of monotheism which is Abrahamic. Awolalu does not pursue further the full sweep of his discovery. His discovery implies that all efforts in the modification of monotheism are intended for the recognition of Afro-religious cultures as legitimate by Western monotheism. This failure in dismissing the urge of conducting researched on ATRs in this manner, I tender, follows from the influence or impact of a spell that has been woven into the intellect of foremost academics on ATRs. That they constantly see monotheism as the concept for ATRs but fail to consider other forms of monotheism is a validation of how deep and far they have been bewitched. My goal in this chapter is intellectual exorcism—the ostracization of the ghost of Abrahamic monotheisms from ATRs. I contend that concepts like paganism are technically employed to distinguish Abrahamic monotheisms from non-Abrahamic monotheisms and to place validation or authority in the former as the latter is seen as religions of caricature. An exercise in linguistic analysis will no doubt help with this exorcism which is long and overdue. Through this, it becomes clear that ATRs can be better appreciated away from the garment of the Abrahamic monotheisms it has forcefully adorned thanks to academics living under a spell.