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African Religion Defined
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Author : Anthony Ephirim-Donkor
language : en
Publisher: University Press of America
Release Date : 2012-07-10
African Religion Defined written by Anthony Ephirim-Donkor and has been published by University Press of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-10 with Religion categories.
African religion is ancestor worship; that is, funeral preparations, burial of the dead with ceremony and pomp, belief in eternal existence of souls of the dead as ancestors, periodic remembrance of ancestors, and belief that they influence the affairs of their living descendants. Whether called Akw?sidai, Homowo, Voodoo, Nyant?r (Aboakyir), CandomblZ, or Santeria in Africa or the African Diaspora, ancestor worship centers on the ancestors and deities. This makes it a tenably viable religion, because living descendants are genetically linked to their ancestors. The author, a traditional king and professor, studies the Akan in Ghana to demonstrate that ancestor worship is as pragmatic, systematic, theological, teleological, soteriological — with a highly trained clerical body and elders as mediators — and symbolic as any other religion in the world. Ancestor worship follows prescribed rites and rituals, formulas, precepts for ritual efficacy, and festivities of honor with music and dances to provoke ancestors and deities into joining in the celebration.
African Traditional Religion
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Author : E. Bọlaji Idowu
language : en
Publisher: London : S.C.M. Press
Release Date : 1973
African Traditional Religion written by E. Bọlaji Idowu and has been published by London : S.C.M. Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Religion categories.
African Traditional Religion
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Author : E. Bọlaji Idowu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
African Traditional Religion written by E. Bọlaji Idowu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Africa categories.
African Traditional Religion
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African Traditional Religion
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Author : E. Bọlaji Idowu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
African Traditional Religion written by E. Bọlaji Idowu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Religion categories.
African Spirituality
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Author : Anthony Ephirim-Donkor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
African Spirituality written by Anthony Ephirim-Donkor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Family & Relationships categories.
Dr. Ephirim-Donkor thoughtfully explores the spirituality of the Akan people in Ghana and their quest to achieve ancestorhood in heaven (Samanadzie) and eldership on earth (Wiadzie). This revised edition reflects years of additional research, with newer and deeper insights on the vast subject of African spirituality.
Christianity And African Traditional Religion And Worldview
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Author : Yusufu Turaki
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-04-29
Christianity And African Traditional Religion And Worldview written by Yusufu Turaki and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-29 with categories.
Yusufu Turaki Foundation and Otakada.org PublishingChristianity and African Traditional Religion and WorldviewA Theological Method ofEngagement and Interaction with Religions and WorldviewsRevised and Expanded Edition 2019Yusufu TurakiThere are many books that have addressed the subject of this book: "How should Christianity approach the study of the African traditional religions". Christian scholars with different Christian traditions and backgrounds have propounded many methods. This book is the latest addition to this on-going debate.The book develops a method of approaching the African traditional religions from an integral Biblical perspective. It stresses the primacy Of the Bible and Biblical revelation as legitimate basis of defining African traditional religions, cultures and worldview. The book argues very strongly that African religion, cultures and worldviews have to be subjected to Biblical authority, definition and teachings, Christianity as a religious system with its sets of beliefs, practices and religious life does not meet an empty traditional African mind, but one, which is already preoccupied with the African traditional religious thought. It is this preoccupied traditional religious and cultural mind which receives, understands, interprets and applies Christianity in Africa. This traditional religious thought is neither dormant nor docile, but has the power of perception, conception, understanding, interpretation and application. When it receives Christianity, it has the capacity and the ability to re-cast and transform it into its own categories of thought and mentalities. Thus, the profound and dominant influence of this traditional religious thought on African Christians must be recognized and taken very seriously.The nature and the theological basis of the traditional beliefs in (1) gods, (2) divinities and (3) spirits are examined. These beliefs are defined and interpreted In the light of (1) the traditional religious worldview and (2) the Biblical and Christian theology. The theological implications of these traditional beliefs for doing a Biblical and Christian theology in Africa are highlighted. The spiritual phenomenon of the traditional religions is well established. Furthermore, the nature and the theological basis of the traditional beliefs in the mystical, mysterious and unseen powers and forces are also examined. The power phenomenon of the traditional religions is also well established.The centrality ot man in the traditional religious worldview is also well established and this is addressed from the Biblical and Christian teachings on man. The relevance of the traditional theological, philosophical and moral and ethical foundations and the nature and meaning of man are analysed and examined in the light of the Biblical teachings and Christian theology. The primary objective is to understand the inner logic and workings of the traditional religious thought and its religious beliefs and practices. Religious concepts, perceptions, meanings, realities, behaviour and practices that are derived from this traditional religious system are presented and defined in the light of the Bible and Christian theology.
African Religions
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Author : Jacob K. Olupona
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2014
African Religions written by Jacob K. Olupona and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with History categories.
This book connects traditional religions to the thriving religious activity in Africa today.
Explaining The Practice Of Elevating An Ancestor For Veneration
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Author : George Shakwelele
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2023-06-13
Explaining The Practice Of Elevating An Ancestor For Veneration written by George Shakwelele and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-13 with Religion categories.
The Bisa people of Nabwalya, Zambia love their culture and gladly celebrate all their traditional festivals. This book presents exciting research into Kusefya pa ngena, rituals through which the Bisa elect ancestors for veneration. The Bisa speak freely of how their belief in ancestor veneration does not conflict with their worship of God. For them, the two work hand in hand. Traditional practices are considered vital to the community because they enhance life, reinforce cultural values, and explain life events. Those questioned said ancestor veneration should continue because it benefits current and future generations. For example, their most celebrated ancestor, Kabuswe Yombwe, when petitioned, provides rain and a good harvest for the community. People affirmed that rain fell each time they petitioned Kabuswe. One woman, who is married to an elder in a Pentecostal church, vowed not to give up ancestor veneration, to which she attributed the healing of her son and daughter. She pledged her allegiance to both Jesus Christ and to her family's ancestors. In another story, an ancestor appears in a dream to an expectant woman demanding that her child be given a feminine name. The mother obeys to avoid the child being born with a sickness . . .
Foundations Of African Traditional Religion And Worldview
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Author : Yusufu Turaki
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Foundations Of African Traditional Religion And Worldview written by Yusufu Turaki and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Africa categories.