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Human Sacrifice and the Supernatural in African History.
Since time immemorial, human beings the world over have sought answers to the vexing questions of their origins, sickness, death and after death; the meaning of natural phenomena such as earthquakes, eclipses of the sun and moon, birth of twins etc. and how to protect themselves from such mysterious...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Mkuki na Nyota Publishers,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Since time immemorial, human beings the world over have sought answers to the vexing questions of their origins, sickness, death and after death; the meaning of natural phenomena such as earthquakes, eclipses of the sun and moon, birth of twins etc. and how to protect themselves from such mysterious events. They invented God and gods and the occult sciences (witch craft, divination and soothsaying) in order to seek the protection of supernatural powers while individuals used them to gain power to dominate others and to accumulate wealth. Human sacrifice was one way in which they sought to expi. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (270 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789870827047 9870827047 9789987082421 9987082424 |