African Spirituality: Forms, Meanings and Expressions (World Spirituality, 3) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0824507800 ISBN 13: 9780824507800

Verlag: PublishDrive, 2001

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Críticas:

With contributions from African and non-African scholars, editor Olupona (African Traditional Religion in Contemporary Society) provides a comprehensive analysis of African spirituality. The book is divided into four parts: Cosmologies and Sacred Knowledge Authority, Agencies, and Performance,Africans' Encounters with Other Religions, and African Spirituality in the Americas. The discussions range from a general analysis of African spirituality through a description and evaluation of religious symbols and traditions to an examination of the impact of Islam and Christianity on indigenous African traditions. Common to all the writings is an attempt to bring Western rationality to bear while remaining sensitive to the peculiarly African nature of the phenomena addressed. The intellectual depth is commendable in this rare collection of valuable writings on a complex subject. Highly recommended for libraries with religion and/ or social science collections.DEdward K. Owusu-Ansah, Murray State Univ. Lib., KY Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information. --Library Journal

Reseña del editor:

What is Pa divination in Nigeria? Who or what is Mami Water? Does a single African spirituality exist across all indigenous cultures, even after their contact with Western religions such as Christianity? In this illustrated book, a perfect introduction to the fascinating world of African religion, spirituality, and cosmology, writers from Margaret R. Miles and Kathleen O'Brien Wicker to Ogbu Kalu and Abdulkader I. Tayob lead us into discussions of the diversity of African spiritual traditions and the forms and patterns that link them. Special topics include Dagbamba, Haitian Vodun, shrines, divination, candomble, and Sufism and the role of Islam.

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• Verlag: PublishDrive
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0824507800
• ISBN 13: 9780824507800
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 512
• Herausgeber: Olupona Jacob