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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814231203321

Autore

Ephirim-Donkor Anthony

Titolo

African personality and spirituality : the role of abosom and human essence / / Anthony Ephirim-Donkor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4985-2123-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Disciplina

299.683385

Soggetti

Akan (African people) - Religion

Religion and ethics

Africa, Sub-Saharan Religion

Africa, Sub-Saharan Religious life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Akan eschatology -- The nature of the spirit -- The spirit incarnate -- Manifestation of the spirit -- The ethical pathway.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a revealing and insightful study about Gods and Goddesses (Abosom) as key to unlocking the mystery of the human being. Thus, this book will be of interest to Africanists, African Americanists, those interested in black spirituality and hermeneutics, cultural anthropologists, and scholars of religion and theology.