Another world is possible : spiritualities and religions of global darker peoples / / edited by Dwight N. Hopkins and Majorie Lewis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781160603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2014
• ISBN: 1-317-49045-2; 1-315-71094-3; 1-322-50982-4; 1-317-49046-0; 1-84553-731-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 379 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Cross cultural theologies
• Altri autori (Persone): HopkinsDwight N; LewisMajorie
• Disciplina: 200.89
• Soggetti: Black people - Religion; Religions; Spirituality
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published 2009 by Equinox, an imprint of Acumen.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-372) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. I. India. The untouchable "Dalits" of India and their spiritual destiny / B.M. Leela Kumari -- Dalits in India : key problems/issues and role of religion / James Massey -- pt. II. Japan. Recovering Jesus for outcasts in Japan / Teruo Kuribayashi -- pt. III. Australia. Providing a pathway to freedom / Hohaia Matthews Tjinatjunanyi -- Spirituality / Anne Pattel-Gray -- pt. IV. Hawaii. The Hawaiian situation : an overview of Hawaii's people, politics, religion, spirituality, and culture, yesterday and today / Toni G. Bissen -- pt. V. England. Theology, violence and the "other" / Anthony Reddie -- Another kind of black / Kate Coleman -- pt. VI. South Africa. "Impoverished on harvesting ground!" : Ruth 3 and African women in an HIV-positive South Africa / Madipoane Masenya (Ngwan'a Mphahlele) -- pt. VII. Botswana. HIV+ feminisms, postcoloniality and the global AIDS crisis / Musa W. Dube -- Soliloquy of a troubled heart : trying to make sense of senseless femicide / Dumi Oafeta Mmualefe -- pt. VIII. Zimbabwe. Ritual and spirituality among the Shona people / Beauty R. Maenzanise -- Economic "shortage" as a theologico-political ; problem in Zimbabwe / Edward P. Antonio -- pt. IX. Ghana. "Poverty is madness" : some insights from traditional African spirituality and mental health / Elizabeth Amoah -- Spiritual challenges of widowhood symbolism in an African religio-cultural setting : a Christian theological perspective / Emmanuel Martey -- Sex and sexuality in an African worldview : a challenge to contemporary realities / Rose Mary Amenga-Etego -- pt. X. Cuba. Eco-feminism and Yoruba religion in Cuba : a proposal for inter-religious dialogue / Luis Carlos Marrero Chasbar -- Black people and the church / Izett Sama Hernandez -- pt. XI. Jamaica. Social conditions and spiritual solutions in the Caribbean / Lewin Williams -- The church and the Jamaican society / Marjorie Lewis -- pt. XII. Brazil. Black spirituality : the anchor of Black lives / Antonio Sant'Ana -- Black heritage in Brazil / Diana Fernandes Dos Santos -- pt. XIII. USA. Womanist theology and epistemology in the postmodern U.S. context / Linda E. Thomas -- A home-place : self-identity and God in African American culture / Kirstin Boswell Ford -- Black Christian worship : theological and biblical foundations / Dwight N. Hopkins.
• Sommario/riassunto: Another World is Possible examines the many peoples who have mobilized religion and spirituality to forge identity. Some claim direct links to indigenous spiritual practices; others have appropriated externally introduced religions, modifying these with indigenous perspectives and practices. The voices of Black people from around the world are presented in essays ranging from the Indian subcontinent, Japan and Australia to Africa, the UK and the USA. From creation narratives to trickster heroes, from the role of spirituality in HIV positive South Africa to its place in mental health and among the poor, spirituality is shown to be essential to the survival of individuals and communities.