African Traditional Religion in the Modern World, 2d ed. - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook African Traditional Religion in the Modern World, 2d ed. write by Douglas E. Thomas. This book was released on 2015-05-11. African Traditional Religion in the Modern World, 2d ed. available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. African traditional religion encompasses a variety of non-dogmatic, spiritual practices followed by millions around the world. Some scholars argue it is related to the Nubian religion of Egypt's Dynastic Period. In an expanded second edition, this book examines the nature of African traditional religion and describes common attributes of various cultural belief systems, with an emphasis on West Africa. Principal elements studied include sacrifice, salvation and culture, modes of revelation, divination, and African resilience in the face of invasion and colonization. The religious experiences of black people throughout the Americas are also covered. The author finds the cosmology, symbolism and rituals of the Yoruba culture to be the fundamental bases of African traditional religion, and draws similarities between the oral and written literature of West Africans and that of New World practitioners. The influence of Islam and Christianity is also discussed. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Introduction to African Religion
Introduction to African Religion - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Introduction to African Religion write by John S. Mbiti. This book was released on 2015-01-14. Introduction to African Religion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In his widely acclaimed survey, John Mbiti sheds light on the survival and prosperity of African Religion in different historical, geographical, sociological, cultural, and physical environments. He presents a constellation of African worldviews, beliefs in God, use of symbols, valued traditions, and practices that have taken root with African peoples throughout the vast continent. Mbiti’s accessible writing style sympathetically portrays how African Religion manifests itself in ritual, festival, healing, the human life cycle, and interplay with the mystical and invisible world. The account embraces foundational traditions, while touching on elements that spawn transitions, including migration, the spread of Christianity and Islam, political-economic development, and modern communication. This popular introduction leaves readers with informed knowledge of the riches of African heritage.
African Traditional Religion
African Traditional Religion - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook African Traditional Religion write by Aloysius Muzzanganda Lugira. This book was released on 2009. African Traditional Religion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Explores the many manifestations of African religious belief and their expressions, in the past and in the present, as well as the hopes for the future.
African Religions
African Religions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook African Religions write by Jacob K. Olupona. This book was released on 2014. African Religions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book connects traditional religions to the thriving religious activity in Africa today.
African Traditional Religion Encounters Christianity
African Traditional Religion Encounters Christianity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook African Traditional Religion Encounters Christianity write by John Chitakure. This book was released on 2017-11-07. African Traditional Religion Encounters Christianity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Right from the beginning of humankind, God has never deprived a people of his grace and revelation. In fact, God uses people's environment and culture to communicate his will. There is no single religion that can claim to have the exclusive possession of God's revelation, for God is too immense to be confined within one faith. Hence, it was erroneous, blasphemous, and misleading for some of the early Christian missionaries to Africa to claim that they had brought God to Africa, a mentality that implied the non-existence of God in Africa before their arrival. Of course, God was already in Africa, but the missionaries either failed to discern his presence or just disregarded the traces of his existence. This book explores the religious beliefs, practices, and values of the indigenous people of Africa at the time of the early missionaries' arrival, with particular reference to the Shona people of Zimbabwe. It also evaluates the extent of the missionarie's successes and challenges in converting Africans to Christianity. It finally surveys how African Christians have remained attached to the indigenous religious beliefs that used to provide answers to their existential questions.
