Pebbles and Deities: Pa Divination among the Ngas, Mupun and Mwaghavul in Nigeria: v. 551 (European University Studies) - Softcover

Danfulani, Umar Habila Dadem

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3631491611 ISBN 13: 9783631491614

Verlag: Peter Lang, 1995

Inhaltsangabe

Among the Ngas, Mupun and Mwaghavul, divination is an important agent of mediation between the spirit and human realms. This study examines 'Pa' divination among these three little-known Chadic-speaking ethnic groups on the Jos Plateau in central Nigeria. It is a phenomenological and anthropological work which focuses on the role of pebbles and deities as main symbols. In addition, it provides an analysis of general classifications of divination, with special emphasis on divination with sixteen basic figures to which 'Pa' belongs. In a comparative study of 'Pa' patterns, the author discusses the mythology, taxonomy, theology and ritual framework of this system. He develops a phenomenology of 'Pa' and places it within the wider perspective of African divination systems. Among other things, the study provides insights into the role of binary opposition modes, oracular speech, gender relations, colour symbolism, animal imageries and hermeneutics in divination.

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Críticas:

Das Buch wird einen wichtigen Platz in der Literatur ueber afrikanische Religionen, ueber Orakel und ueber die Kulturen Zentralnigerias einnehmen. (Barbara Frank, Anthropos)

Biografía del autor:

The Author: Umar Danfulani, Ph.D. (Uppsala), is a lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Jos in Nigeria. His major research interests are indigenous African religions and African Christianity. He has written several articles and essays, particularly on religion and divination among Chadic-speakers on the Jos Plateau and on the history of the Church of Christ in Nigeria.

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• Verlag: Peter Lang
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1995
• ISBN 10: 3631491611
• ISBN 13: 9783631491614
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 252