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UNINA9910463295103321 |
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Ephirim-Donkor Anthony |
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Titolo |
African religion defined [[electronic resource] ] : a systematic study of ancestor worship among the Akan / / Anthony Ephirim-Donkor |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Lanham, MD, : University Press of America, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-61375-1 |
9786613926203 |
0-7618-5329-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (160 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Akan (African people) - Religion |
Ancestor worship - Ghana |
Ancestor worship - Côte d'Ivoire |
Electronic books. |
Ghana Religious life and customs |
Côte d'Ivoire Religious life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-142) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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