The Individual And Community In African Traditional Religions
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The Individual And Community In African Traditional Religions
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Author : Theo Sundermeier
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 1998
The Individual And Community In African Traditional Religions written by Theo Sundermeier and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Africa categories.
" ""The writer has done a careful, scholarly and sensitive and very positive and fair study of African religion, with particular reference to the individual and community. Theo Sundermeier lets Africa speak for itself and on its own terms and in its own categories. The concluding chapter is a necessary reading for all who would be on mission, who would seek to live the ecumenical imperative and care to ensure that the pursuit of a religion does not result in dehumanization and degradation and marginalization of the other person."" Rev. Canon Prof. John S. Pobee, World Council of Churches, Geneva/Switzerland ""This book treats the subject of African religions in a creative and interesting way emphasizing that these religions are genuine, authentic expressions of religiosity on a par with other religions including the so-called world religions. The author provides an excellent account of the nature interdependence between individual, community, society and the natural order, an interdependence which these religions symbolize and express in ritual and belief. Likewise the essentially personal nature of power as conceived in African culture is thoughfully and interestingly analysed. There are many other thought provoking ideas and interpretations in this volume including the deconstruction of the commonly held notions of the distinction between witchcraft and magic. This is a most worthwhile contribution to the study of Africa's traditional religions and I am convinced all those with an interest in Africa who read it will gain much therefrom"". Professor Peter B Clarke, Professor of the History and Sociology of Religion in the University of London at King's College, and formerly Professor of African History at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Theo Sundermeier is Professor of the History of Religion and Missiology at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg. translated by Elaine Griffiths, Eleanor Jackson "
African Traditional Religions In Contemporary Society
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Author : Jacob Kẹhinde Olupona
language : en
Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
Release Date : 1991
African Traditional Religions In Contemporary Society written by Jacob Kẹhinde Olupona and has been published by Paragon House Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Religion categories.
African Religion
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Author : Laurenti Magesa
language : en
Publisher: Orbis Books
Release Date : 2014-07-30
African Religion written by Laurenti Magesa and has been published by Orbis Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-30 with Religion categories.
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.
African Religions
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Author : Benjamin C. Ray
language : en
Publisher: Pearson
Release Date : 2000
African Religions written by Benjamin C. Ray and has been published by Pearson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
This book presents a portrait of African religious history framed in the religious themes common to the rest of the world. It looks at the traditional religions that provided the philosophical, religious, and ethical basis of African culture. Focusing primarily on traditional African religions and their related myths, rituals, authorities, ethics, and artwork, the book also includes substantial treatment on nationalism, African Islam and Christianity. For anyone who wants to gain an understanding of the relationship between African religion and culture.
Readings On Religion And Culture In Africa
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Author : Ejizu, Chris I.
language : en
Publisher: M & J Grand Orbit Communications
Release Date : 2016-09-13
Readings On Religion And Culture In Africa written by Ejizu, Chris I. and has been published by M & J Grand Orbit Communications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-13 with Religion categories.
This is a book of reading on religion and culture in Africa comprising ten papers by experts in religion and cultural matters and an introductory note by the editor himself. Covered in the volume are papers covering: the impact of secularisation and urbanisation on a most cherished socio-cultural practice of the extended family system of the Isoko people in Nigeria; the traditional medical practices in Urhobo with particular focus on the use of local herbs to treat ailments; the socioreligious as well as the political significance of Obiri (family hall) in Ikwerreland; the rationale behind the use of the concept ‘Dunamis’ in the Gospel According to Staint Mark. Although his paper does not focus on African (traditional) religion, its inclusion here is based purely on the theological significance of the concept of ‘Dunamis’; the extent to which evil spirits and mysterious forces have influenced the religion and culture of the Urhobo people of Nigeria; the significance of festivals in the traditional African society; John Wesley’s innovations in Christendom and their implications for Africa; the recent unprecedented upsurge in the assumed use of religious powers to cast out evil spirits as well as for prayer healing among Muslims in Nigeria; the culture of alienation, anxiety and violence, drawing inspiration from the Fall Story of Genesis 3; and the widowhood practices of some areas in Nigeria.
Religion And Poverty
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Author : Peter J. Paris
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2009-11-25
Religion And Poverty written by Peter J. Paris and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-25 with Religion categories.
A Ghanaian scholar of religion argues that poverty is a particularly complex subject in traditional African cultures, where holistic worldviews unite life’s material and spiritual dimensions. A South African ethicist examines informal economies in Ghana, Jamaica, Kenya, and South Africa, looking at their ideological roots, social organization, and vulnerability to global capital. African American theologians offer ethnographic accounts of empowering religious rituals performed in churches in the United States, Jamaica, and South Africa. This important collection brings together these and other Pan-African perspectives on religion and poverty in Africa and the African diaspora. Contributors from Africa and North America explore poverty’s roots and effects, the ways that experiences and understandings of deprivation are shaped by religion, and the capacity and limitations of religion as a means of alleviating poverty. As part of a collaborative project, the contributors visited Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa, as well as Jamaica and the United States. In each location, they met with clergy, scholars, government representatives, and NGO workers, and they examined how religious groups and community organizations address poverty. Their essays complement one another. Some focus on poverty, some on religion, others on their intersection, and still others on social change. A Jamaican scholar of gender studies decries the feminization of poverty, while a Nigerian ethicist and lawyer argues that the protection of human rights must factor into efforts to overcome poverty. A church historian from Togo examines the idea of poverty as a moral virtue and its repercussions in Africa, and a Tanzanian theologian and priest analyzes ujamaa, an African philosophy of community and social change. Taken together, the volume’s essays create a discourse of mutual understanding across linguistic, religious, ethnic, and national boundaries. Contributors. Elizabeth Amoah, Kossi A. Ayedze, Barbara Bailey, Katie G. Cannon, Noel Erskine, Dwight N. Hopkins, Simeon O. Ilesanmi, Laurenti Magesa, Madipoane Masenya, Takatso A. Mofokeng, Esther M. Mombo, Nyambura J. Njoroge, Jacob Olupona, Peter J. Paris, Anthony B. Pinn, Linda E. Thomas, Lewin L. Williams
African Traditional Religions In Contemporary Society
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Author : Jacob Olupona
language : en
Publisher: Paragon House
Release Date : 1998-04-17
African Traditional Religions In Contemporary Society written by Jacob Olupona and has been published by Paragon House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-04-17 with Religion categories.
Once relegated to the realm of "primitive" and stigmatized as "pagan," today there is a new acknowledgment of the importance of African traditional religions, especially in its stress on folk practices, communal values, and personal relationships. This volume of fourteen chapters examines the nature, structure, and significance of African traditional religion(s) as dynamic, changing tradition(s). It analyzes and interprets several significant aspects of African religions and explores their possible contributions to national development and the modernization process. It also examines the impact of social change on African religion today. The contributors are scholars from several disciplines (anthropology, sociology, history of religions, theology, literature and the arts); yet, in analysis and interpretation of their data, they all take transcendence and the sacred in African thought very seriously. The newness of this approach is in treating African traditional religion not as a fossil but rather as one of the most important building blocks of modern African life.
African Traditions In The Study Of Religion In Africa
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Author : Dr Afe Adogame
language : en
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Release Date : 2013-06-28
African Traditions In The Study Of Religion In Africa written by Dr Afe Adogame and has been published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-28 with Religion categories.
The historiography of African religions and religions in Africa presents a remarkable shift from the study of 'Africa as Object' to 'Africa as Subject', thus translating the subject from obscurity into the global community of the academic study of religion. This book presents a unique multidisciplinary exploration of African traditions in the study of religion in Africa and the new African diaspora. The book is structured under three main sections - Emerging trends in the teaching of African Religions; Indigenous Thought and Spirituality; and Christianity, Hinduism and Islam. Contributors drawn from diverse African and global contexts situate current scholarly traditions of the study of African religions within the purview of academic encounter and exchanges with non-African scholars and non-African contexts. African scholars enrich the study of religions from their respective academic and methodological orientations. Jacob Kehinde Olupona stands out as a pioneer in the socio-scientific interpretation of African indigenous religion and religions in Africa. This book is to his honour and marks his immense contribution to an emerging field of study and research.
African Traditional Religion
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Author : Edward Geoffrey Parrinder
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 1970
African Traditional Religion written by Edward Geoffrey Parrinder and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Africa categories.
This study treats African religion on a comparative basis, gathering material from various parts of the continent. The broad lines of religious belief are sketched. The pantheons, social groups, and spiritual forces at issue in this comparatively homogeneous society are analyzed.