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Ndoki
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Author : Charles H. Harvey
language : en
Publisher: Xulon Press
Release Date : 2007-09
Ndoki written by Charles H. Harvey and has been published by Xulon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09 with Fiction categories.
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.
Exorcism Of The Demon Child
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Author : Hilda Sangwa Schwaiger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Exorcism Of The Demon Child written by Hilda Sangwa Schwaiger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Fiction categories.
Witches are said to openly roam the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Most notably, they take the form of children, a form known as "ndoki." For fear of evil tidings, thousands of children between the ages of five and eighteen are mercilessly expelled into the streets by family members. Many of them end up at the Kinshasa Children's Home, where they receive help and psychological assistance from Dr. Isabella Sanders. Young Koffi could quite easily become one of these displaced children. Strange happenings surround the twelve-year-old. Every night, at precisely three in the morning, Koffi wanders out of bed and into the family living room. The next morning, he is found tightly clutching an upside-down crucifix. There is no sensible explanation, so his father seeks guidance from the local priest, at the behest of Koffi's stepmother, Kanza-but Kanza is not what she appears to be. Due to the stubborn streak of "Ndoki" Koffi is said to possess; his adversaries subject him to two forms of exorcism. Dr. Sanders cares for the children of Kinshasa, and she will fight for the innocent for she does not believe in witches or wicked spells. However, that is her opinion. Koffi's "power demon" leads to a bazaar equatorial rainforest exorcism, could this be his demise?
Umuagbai Ndoki
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Author : Nwankwo Nwankwo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Umuagbai Ndoki written by Nwankwo Nwankwo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
Society Of The Dead
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Author : Todd Ramón Ochoa
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2010-10-28
Society Of The Dead written by Todd Ramón Ochoa and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-28 with Social Science categories.
In a riveting first-person account, Todd Ramón Ochoa explores Palo, a Kongo-inspired "society of affliction" that is poorly understood at the margins of Cuban popular religion. Narrated as an encounter with two teachers of Palo, the book unfolds on the outskirts of Havana as it recounts Ochoa's attempts to assimilate Palo praise of the dead. As he comes to terms with a world in which everyday events and materials are composed of the dead, Ochoa discovers in Palo unexpected resources for understanding the relationship between matter and spirit, for rethinking anthropology's rendering of sorcery, and for representing the play of power in Cuban society. The first fully detailed treatment of the world of Palo, Society of the Dead draws upon recent critiques of Western metaphysics as it reveals what this little known practice can tell us about sensation, transformation, and redemption in the Black Atlantic.
Death And The Invisible Powers
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Author : Simon Bockie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Death And The Invisible Powers written by Simon Bockie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Family & Relationships categories.
"[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.
Igbo Women And Economic Transformation In Southeastern Nigeria 1900 1960
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Author : Gloria Chuku
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2005
Igbo Women And Economic Transformation In Southeastern Nigeria 1900 1960 written by Gloria Chuku and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Business & Economics categories.
Extrait de amazon.com : "Among Africanists and feminists, the Igbo-speaking women of southeastern Nigeria are well known for their history of anti-colonial activism which was most demonstrated in the 1929 War against British Colonialism. Perplexed by the magnitude of the Women's War, the colonial government commissioned anthropologists/ethnographers to study the Igbo political system and the place of women in Igbo society. The primary motive was to have a better understanding of the Igbo in order to avoid a repeat of the Women's War. This study will analyze the complexity and flexibility of gender relations in Igbo society with emphasis on such major cultural zones as the Anioma, the Ngwa, the Onitsha, the Nsukka, and the Aro."
National Geographic Ndoki Last Place On Earth
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
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Our Mothers Our Powers Our Texts
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Author : Teresa N. Washington
language : en
Publisher: Oya's Tornado
Release Date : 2015-12-23
Our Mothers Our Powers Our Texts written by Teresa N. Washington and has been published by Oya's Tornado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-23 with Literary Criticism categories.
“Blazes a new trail in Africana literary criticism by providing an insight into the soul and spirit of Africana womanhood.” --Anthonia Kalu, The Ohio State University, author of Women, Literature, and Development in Africa This is the revised and expanded edition of Teresa N. Washington's groundbreaking book Our Mothers, Our Powers, Our Texts: Manifestations of Aje in Africana Literature. In Yoruba language and culture, Aje signifies both a phenomenal spiritual power and the human beings who exercise that power. Aje is the birthright of Africana women who are revered as the Gods of Society. While Africana men can have Aje, its owners and controllers are Africana women. Because it is an African female power, and due to its invisibility, ubiquity, and profundity, Aje is often maligned as witchcraft. However, as Teresa N. Washington reveals in Our Mothers, Our Powers, Our Texts, Aje is central to the Yoruba ethos, worldview, and cosmology. Not only is it essential to human creation and artistic creativity, but as a force of justice and retribution, Aje is vital to social harmony and balance. Washington analyzes forms, figures, and forces of Aje in the Yoruba world, in the Caribbean Islands, in Latin America, and in African America. Washington's research reveals that with the exile and enslavement of millions of Africans, Aje became a global force and an essential ally in organizing insurrections, soothing shattered souls, and reminding the dispossessed of their inherent divinity. From her in-depth exploration of Aje in Pan-African history and orature, Washington guides readers through rich analyses of the symbolic, methodological, and spiritual manifestations of Aje that are central to important works by Africana writers but are rarely elucidated by Western criticism. Our Mothers, Our Powers, Our Texts includes innovative readings of works by many Africana writers, including Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, Ben Okri, Wole Soyinka, Jamaica Kincaid, and Ntozake Shange. This revised and expanded edition of Our Mothers, Our Powers, Our Texts will appeal to scholars of Africana literature, African religion and philosophy, gender studies, and comparative literature. Devotees of Africana spiritual systems will find this book to be indispensable.
Palo Mayombe Spirits Rituals Spells Palo Mayombe Palo Monte Kimbisa
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Author : CARLOS ANTONIO DE BOURBON-GALDIANO-MONTENEGRO
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2012-05-12
Palo Mayombe Spirits Rituals Spells Palo Mayombe Palo Monte Kimbisa written by CARLOS ANTONIO DE BOURBON-GALDIANO-MONTENEGRO and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-12 with Palo categories.
Explore the authentic mysteries of the Afro-Caribbean religious traditions of Palo Mayombe, Palo Monte and Kimbisa in a very revealing book which includes the Congo religious history, Congo Spirits, Initiations, Spells & Rituals, Invocations, Prayers and Sacred spirit signatures of the Congo Spirits. This book explains in full detail how to prepare a Spiritual Cauldron more commonly known as "Caldero Espiritual" and how to prepare the Congo Spirit Lucero. This book was written as a "How To" book for initiated and non-initiated individuals.This is a great introduction book for individuals who would like to learn more about the Congo religious tradition as found and practiced in the Caribbean.
Religion And Anthropology
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Author : Brian Morris
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2006
Religion And Anthropology written by Brian Morris and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Religion categories.
This important textbook provides a critical introduction to the social anthropology of religion, focusing on more recent classical ethnographies. Comprehensive, free of scholastic jargon, engaging, and comparative in approach, it covers all the major religious traditions that have been studied concretely by anthropologists - Shamanism, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Christianity and its relation to African and Melanesian religions and contemporary Neopaganism. Eschewing a thematic approach and treating religion as a social institution and not simply as an ideology or symbolic system, the book follows the dual heritage of social anthropology in combining an interpretative understanding and sociological analysis. The book will appeal to all students of anthropology, whether established scholars or initiates to the discipline, as well as to students of the social sciences and religious studies, and for all those interested in comparative religion.