African Religion Defined (eBook)

A Systematic Study of Ancestor Worship Among the Akan

Anthony Ephirim-Donkor (Autor)

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2016 | 3rd Edition
266 Seiten
Hamilton Books (Verlag)
9780761868453 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

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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.

Autor

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.

Inhalt

Guide to PronunciationPrefaceChapter 1: Akan TheologyChapter 2: The AbosomChapter 3: CosmologyChapter 4: Ancestor WorshipChapter 5: Annual FestivalsChapter 6: Ancestors’ StoolChapter 7: Becoming a Living AncestorChapter 8: WitchcraftChapter 9: SacrificesGlossaryBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.11.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
• Schlagworte: Ancestors’ stools • Ancestors’ stools and festivals • Ancestors’ stools • Ancestors’ stools and festivals • Ancestor worship • Ghana and the Akan people • Gods and goddesses (abosom) • Kings and queen mothers • Sacrifices and offerings • Theology and cosmology • Witchcraft in Africa • Worship of souls of the dead
• ISBN-13: 9780761868453 / 9780761868453