African Religion Defined
A Systematic Study of Ancestor Worship Among the Akan
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2016
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3rd edition
Hamilton Books (Verlag)
9780761868446 (ISBN)
Hamilton Books (Verlag)
9780761868446 (ISBN)
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.
This edition updates the scholarship on ancestor worship—with the addition of three new chapters. Beginning with Akan theology and ending with sacrifices, the study examines Akan conception of God, the abosom (gods and goddesses) relative to creation, centrality of the ancestors’ stool as the ultimate religious symbol housing the soul of the Akan, and organized annual propitiatory festivities carried out among the Akan in honor of the ancestors (Nananom Nsamanfo) and abosom. The book, therefore, serves as an invaluable resource for those interested in the phenomenon of African religion, because it provides real insight into ancestor worship in ways that are meaningful, practical, systematic, and as a way of life by an Akan Traditional ruler (?dikro) and a professor of Africana studies.
This edition updates the scholarship on ancestor worship—with the addition of three new chapters. Beginning with Akan theology and ending with sacrifices, the study examines Akan conception of God, the abosom (gods and goddesses) relative to creation, centrality of the ancestors’ stool as the ultimate religious symbol housing the soul of the Akan, and organized annual propitiatory festivities carried out among the Akan in honor of the ancestors (Nananom Nsamanfo) and abosom. The book, therefore, serves as an invaluable resource for those interested in the phenomenon of African religion, because it provides real insight into ancestor worship in ways that are meaningful, practical, systematic, and as a way of life by an Akan Traditional ruler (?dikro) and a professor of Africana studies.
Dr. Anthony Ephirim-Donkor teaches Africana studies at Binghamton University, State University of New York. He is also the author of African Personality and Spirituality: The Role of Abosom and Human Essence.
Guide to Pronunciation
Preface
Chapter 1: Akan Theology
Chapter 2: The Abosom
Chapter 3: Cosmology
Chapter 4: Ancestor Worship
Chapter 5: Annual Festivals
Chapter 6: Ancestors’ Stool
Chapter 7: Becoming a Living Ancestor
Chapter 8: Witchcraft
Chapter 9: Sacrifices
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.11.2016 |
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| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 151 x 230 mm |
| Gewicht | 399 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
| ISBN-13 | 9780761868446 / 9780761868446 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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