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African Religion Defined : a Systematic Study of Ancestor Worship among the Akan.

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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ephirim-Donkor, Anthony
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : University Press of America, 2012.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Cosmology; Chapter 2: Witchcraft; Chapter 3: Sacrifices and Offerings; Chapter 4: Living Ancestors; Chapter 5: The Ancestors Stool; Endnotes; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author.