Ndoki

Ndoki
Author: Charles H. Harvey
Publisher: Xulon Press
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2007-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1604770740

Set in Angola and the Congo, this biographical novel is based on a true story. The reader becomes immersed in the practical day-to-day implications of a world-view which includes a nearly inescapable web of witchcraft.

Biblical Revelation and African Beliefs

Biblical Revelation and African Beliefs
Author: Kwesi Dickson
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2024-07-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0718897773

In this reprinted edition of Biblical Revelation and African Beliefs, the contents of traditional African religions and their relevance to Christian ideas are explored. Through presenting the principal papers of a consultation of African theologians, Dickson and Ellingworth offer an extensive exploration of how these traditional religions and their ideas can enrich and enlighten Christianity in Africa. Rejecting a Eurocentric vision of Christianity in Africa, Biblical Revelation and African Beliefs explores ideas such as the knowledge of God, the notion of power, time, and man, as well as examining the ethical content of African traditional religion and when it can be reconciled to Christian ethics. This group of esteemed African theologians offers a framework for a synthesis between the Christian gospel and African theology, which is illuminating for historians and Christian theologians alike.

Pentecostalism and Witchcraft

Pentecostalism and Witchcraft
Author: Knut Rio
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2017-10-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3319560689

This open access book presents fresh ethnographic work from the regions of Africa and Melanesia—where the popularity of charismatic Christianity can be linked to a revival and transformation of witchcraft. The volume demonstrates how the Holy Spirit has become an adversary to the reconfirmed presence of witches, demons, and sorcerers as manifestations of evil. We learn how this is articulated in spiritual warfare, in crusades, and in healing or witch-killing raids. The contributors highlight what happens to phenomena that people address as locally specific witchcraft or sorcery when re-molded within the universalist Pentecostal demonology, vocabulary, and confrontational methodology.

Death and the Invisible Powers

Death and the Invisible Powers
Author: Simon Bockie
Publisher:
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1993
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780253315649

"[Bockie's] description of Kongo culture is vivid, beautifullyclear, and absolutely authentic, as only a native could make it.... I don't know ofanything of its kind that is both as good, ethnographically, and asreadable." -- Wyatt MacGaffey "Simon Bockie haswritten an engaging, often personal account of the views and behaviors surroundingdeath in his own society, the Kongo of Lower Zaire, northern Angola, and theCongo." -- Cahiers d'Etudes africaines ..". excellentbook of Kongo religious life and thought... " --Religion "It is a book that is remarkably well written, bothfor its readability and for its explanatory value.... the book is a superb startingplace for understanding Kongo religion, and will work as an introduction to Africanreligion in general as well." -- International Journal of African HistoricalStudies ..". an excellent introduction for anyone seeking tounderstand Kongo traditional culture and thought." --Oshun Rich in anecdote and case histories, Death and the InvisiblePowers is a personal account of the spiritual life of the Kongo people. It describesthe ancient traditions that nourish a culture whose name symbolizes the heart ofCentral Africa.

THE ÀJE SPIRITS, THE SACRED MOTHERS OF AIR, FIRE, WATER & EARTH

THE ÀJE SPIRITS, THE SACRED MOTHERS OF AIR, FIRE, WATER & EARTH
Author: CARLOS ANTONIO DE BOURBON-GALDIANO-MONTENEGRO
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2012-05-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1105770710

The following book contains information about the Spirits of the Fourth Greater Quimbanda Kingdom of the Afro-Brazilian religious tradition known as Quimbanda. These very powerful spiritual entities are more commonly known as the Aje Spirits. The Aje Spirits are invisible spiritual entities that coexists with humans here on Earth. It is believed that the Aje Spirits are powerful "Witches" that control all aspects of human destiny including such things as happiness, wealth, love, health and personal relationships. The Aje Spirits govern over the elements of Air, Fire, Water, Earth and Spirit. This very informative book tells how to spiritually align yourself with this very powerful energy through self-initiation.

THE AJE SPIRITS, THE SECRETS OF CONGO INITIATIONS, PALO MAYOMBE - PALO MONTE - KIMBISA

THE AJE SPIRITS, THE SECRETS OF CONGO INITIATIONS, PALO MAYOMBE - PALO MONTE - KIMBISA
Author: CARLOS MONTENEGRO
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2012-05-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1105795616

This book explains how to ritually prepare, make and present the sacred mysteries of the Aje Spirits initiation ceremony, Step by Step, (Regla De Congo).This book also contains how to make a spiritual food offering to the witches (Adimu), various spells and sacred rituals to these very powerful elemental forces that we call "the sacred mothers of the marketplace" and the "invisible mothers of the night". This book will tell you how to summon these powerful spiritual entities for such things as protection against the evil eye, love attraction, money, wealth, health, marriage, Divine Justice and a peaceful home.

Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo

Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo
Author: John F. Clark
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 571
Release: 2012-08-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0810879891

The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo provides a comprehensive set of references on the country’s history, politics, economics, and culture. It traces the careers of the country’s leading personalities into the era following the democratic experiment of the 1990s. It updates the country’s social, economic, and political evolution through the first decade of the 21st century. Clark and Decalo provide a snapshot of the Republic of the Congo through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, an extensive bibliography, and the dictionary section of over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, leading political figures, institutions, economic enterprises, ethnic communities, and cultural features.It provides information on many aspects of Congolese society, culture, and society not available on any web-based source or in any other publication. It is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Republic of the Congo.