BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.5.8//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Zurich TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:19810329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:19961027T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news3495@zasb.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230530T094556 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230609T083000 SUMMARY:Conference: "Revisiting Histories and Cultures of African Diasporas \, Religion and Belief" DESCRIPTION:The Centre for African Studies of the University of Basel and t he Basler Afrika Bibliographien invite to a symposium on the occasion of t he 100th birthday of the Swiss historian and theologian Hans Werner Debrun ner (1923-1998).\\r\\nHans W. Debrunner published initially on spiritualit y and belief systems in Ghana as well as on Christian mission histories fo r both Ghana and Togo. Apart from numerous essays\, his monographs Witchcr aft in Ghana: as study on the belief in destructive witches and its effect on the Akan tribes (1959) and A history of Christianity in Ghana (1967) l aid foundations for later scholarship. \\r\\nDebrunner’s voluminous boo k Presence and Prestige: Africans in Europe. A history of Africans in Euro pe before 1918 (1979) remains a classic in African Diaspora history studie s. He also contributed to the history of Swiss colonial entanglements in A frica.\\r\\nAt the sympoisum scholars from North and South revisit themes and topics in Debrunner’s writings and assess some of the influences whi ch his scholarship and also his research archives and library\, housed at the BAB\, generate(d).\\r\\nRegistration:\\r\\nAttendance is free of charg e\, please confirm your attendance via our online form [https://forms.gle/ 7kpnZYhFjKfTZvR9A]. Deadline: 6 June 2023\\r\\nConvenors:\\r\\nDag Henri chsen (BAB): dh@baslerafrika.ch [https://zasb.unibas.ch/de/newsdetails/cal l-call-for-papers-revisiting-histories-and-cultures-of-african-diasporas-r eligion-and-belief-basel-9-10-june-2023/#]\\r\\nErnest Sewordor (CASB): er nest.sewordor@unibas.ch [mailto:ernest.sewordor@unibas.ch]\\r\\nVeit Arlt (CASB): veit.arlt@unibas.ch [https://zasb.unibas.ch/de/newsdetails/call-ca ll-for-papers-revisiting-histories-and-cultures-of-african-diasporas-relig ion-and-belief-basel-9-10-june-2023/#] X-ALT-DESC:

The Centre for African Studies of the University of Basel and the Basler Afrika Bibliographien invite to a symposium on the occasion of the 100th birthday of the Swiss historian and theologian Hans Werner Debr unner (1923-1998).

Hans W. Debrunner published initially on spirit uality and belief systems in Ghana as well as on Christian mission histori es for both Ghana and Togo. Apart from numerous essays\, his monographs Witchcraft in Ghana: as study on the belief in destructive witches and i ts effect on the Akan tribes (1959) and A history of Christianity in Ghana (1967) laid foundations for later scholarship. \;

Debrunner’s voluminous book Presence and Prestige: Africans in Eu rope. A history of Africans in Europe before 1918 (1979) remains a cl assic in African Diaspora history studies. He also contributed to the hist ory of Swiss colonial entanglements in Africa.

At the sympoisum sc holars from North and South revisit themes and topics in Debrunner’s wri tings and assess some of the influences which his scholarship and also his research archives and library\, housed at the BAB\, generate(d).

Registration:

Attendance is free of charge\, plea se confirm your attendance v ia our online form. Deadline: \; 6 June 2023

Conve nors:

Dag Henrichsen (BAB): dh@baslera frika.ch

Ernest Sewordor (CASB): ernest.sewordor@unibas.ch

Veit Arlt (CASB): veit.arlt@unibas.ch

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