African religion defined : a systematic study of ancestor worship among the Akan /

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This edition updates the scholarship on ancestor worship-with the addition of three new chapters. The book serves as an invaluable resource for those interested in African religion and symbolic representation and praxis of ancestor worship. The study examines Akan conception of God, the abosom, reli...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Ephirim-Donkor, Anthony
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lanham : Hamilton Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Édition:Third edition.
Sujets:
Akan (African people) > Religion.
Ancestor worship > Ghana.
Ancestor worship > Côte d'Ivoire.
Akan (Peuple d'Afrique) > Religion.
Morts > Culte > Ghāna.
Morts > Culte > Côte-d'Ivoire.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Akan (African people) > Religion
Ancestor worship
Ghana > Religious life and customs.
Côte d'Ivoire > Religious life and customs.
Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:This edition updates the scholarship on ancestor worship-with the addition of three new chapters. The book serves as an invaluable resource for those interested in African religion and symbolic representation and praxis of ancestor worship. The study examines Akan conception of God, the abosom, religious symbols, and annual festivities.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (267 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and index.
ISBN:9780761868453
0761868453

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