LEADER 02503nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910463295103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-61375-1 010 $a9786613926203 010 $a0-7618-5329-4 035 $a(CKB)3360000000435056 035 $a(EBL)1124490 035 $a(OCoLC)854970459 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000767923 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12331911 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000767923 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10759190 035 $a(PQKB)10652581 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1124490 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1124490 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10606991 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL392620 035 $a(EXLCZ)993360000000435056 100 $a20100814d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAfrican religion defined$b[electronic resource] $ea systematic study of ancestor worship among the Akan /$fAnthony Ephirim-Donkor 210 $aLanham, MD $cUniversity Press of America$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (160 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7618-5328-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [141]-142) and index. 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aThe 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. 606 $aAkan (African people)$xReligion 606 $aAncestor worship$zGhana 606 $aAncestor worship$zCo?te d'Ivoire 607 $aGhana$xReligious life and customs 607 $aCo?te d'Ivoire$xReligious life and customs 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAkan (African people)$xReligion. 615 0$aAncestor worship 615 0$aAncestor worship 676 $a299.683385 700 $aEphirim-Donkor$b Anthony$0662162 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463295103321 996 $aAfrican religion defined$92035648 997 $aUNINA