West African Religious Traditions
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Author | : Robert B. Fisher |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Religion |
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West African Religious Traditions provides a unique and accessible way for readers to understand the dynamics and structures of traditional African religion, and to see its resonances in African-American religious life today. Focusing on the Akan of Ghana, this book is the result of the author's lifetime of close collaboration with Ghanaians at all levels of that West African nation. West African Religious Traditions is a remarkable entree into a fascinating world of African religion and culture. Fisher has lived and taught in Ghana and brings to his writing both love for Africa and the keen eye of a trained liturgist who knows the importance of grounding his statement of principles in concrete observations of song, dance, ceremonies, and recitations of mythic narratives. Ghanaians have been involved at every stage of the writing and re-writing of this book, helping to clarify the material. The result is an up-to-date, well researched, and student-ready volume, whose study questions and bibliography make it ideal for classroom use.
Author | : Geoffrey Parrinder |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 221 |
Release | : 2014-09-17 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1498204929 |
Author | : J. Ọmọṣade Awolalu |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Africa, West |
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Author | : Jacob K. Olupona |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0199790582 |
This book connects traditional religions to the thriving religious activity in Africa today.
Author | : John Oluwasegun Ojo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Africa, West |
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Author | : John Oluwasegun Ojo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 74 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Africa, West |
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Author | : Douglas E. Thomas |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2015-05-11 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1476620199 |
African traditional religion encompasses a variety of non-dogmatic, spiritual practices followed by millions around the world. Some scholars argue it is related to the Nubian religion of Egypt's Dynastic Period. In an expanded second edition, this book examines the nature of African traditional religion and describes common attributes of various cultural belief systems, with an emphasis on West Africa. Principal elements studied include sacrifice, salvation and culture, modes of revelation, divination, and African resilience in the face of invasion and colonization. The religious experiences of black people throughout the Americas are also covered. The author finds the cosmology, symbolism and rituals of the Yoruba culture to be the fundamental bases of African traditional religion, and draws similarities between the oral and written literature of West Africans and that of New World practitioners. The influence of Islam and Christianity is also discussed. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Author | : Adama Doumbia |
Publisher | : Llewellyn Worldwide |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738706269 |
Readers catch a rare glimpse of West African spirituality in "The Way of the Elders," co-authored by a West African native raised in the Mande tradition. This spiritual guidebook explores offerings, charms, herbal healing, shamans, the importance of wildlife, and the four elements of nature.
Author | : Lamin Sanneh |
Publisher | : Orbis Books |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 2015-03-24 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1608331490 |
Author | : Daniel I. Ilega |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Africa, West |
ISBN | : 9789782517098 |