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AASR Aims
The AASR was founded in 1992 for the purpose of promoting the academic study of religions in Africa and the study of the religions of Africa more generally through the international collaboration of all scholars whose research has a bearing on the subject.
In particular, the AASR aims to stimulate the academic study of religions in Africa in the following ways:
- By providing a forum for multilateral communications between scholars of African religions;
- By facilitating the exchange of resources and information;
- By encouraging the development of linkages and research contacts between scholars and institutions in Africa, as well as between scholars in Africa and those overseas;
- By developing publishing opportunities particularly for scholars based in Africa;
- By establishing a travel fund to enable scholars to attend academic conferences both in Africa and overseas;
- By organising conferences in Africa on topics relevant to scholars of African religions and panels on the religions of Africa in conferences held outside Africa;
- By establishing a newsletter and an internet site as the major mediums of communication between scholars of African religions around the globe;
- By creating a directory of scholars in the field of African religions.
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