West African Traditional Religion
Author : J. Ọmọṣade Awolalu
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Page : 336 pages
File Size : 20,65 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Africa, West
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Author : J. Ọmọṣade Awolalu
Publisher :
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 20,65 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Africa, West
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Author : Robert B. Fisher
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 29,66 MB
Release : 1998
Category : 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 : S. A. Abioye
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Page : 172 pages
File Size : 19,44 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Africa, West
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Author : Kofi Asare Opoku
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Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,55 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Africa, West
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Author : John Oluwasegun Ojo
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Page : 104 pages
File Size : 28,63 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Africa, West
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Author : Geoffrey Parrinder
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 13,45 MB
Release : 2014-09-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1498204929
Author : Douglas E. Thomas
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 31,30 MB
Release : 2015-05-11
Category : 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 : John Oluwasegun Ojo
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Page : 74 pages
File Size : 50,76 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Africa, West
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Author : Kwabena Amponsah
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Page : 124 pages
File Size : 32,61 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Africa, West
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Author : A. B. Jacobs
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Page : 324 pages
File Size : 43,72 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Africa, West
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