LEADER 04313nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910819339503321 005 20240405184630.0 010 $a1-283-59350-5 010 $a9786613905956 010 $a978-8422-94-2 010 $a978-8422-92-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000241029 035 $a(EBL)1919390 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000736805 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12289473 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000736805 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10782140 035 $a(PQKB)11668339 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1919390 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10593910 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL390595 035 $a(OCoLC)817225030 035 $a(PPN)187343713 035 $a(FR-PaCSA)88825317 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1919390 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000241029 100 $a20120907d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aComparative historical and interpretative study of religions /$fMichael P. Adogbo 210 $aLagos [Nigeria] $cMalthouse Press Ltd.$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (132 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a978-8422-23-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter I. Religious Experience and expression; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 What is a Religious experience?; 1.3 The manifestation of the Sacred; 1.4 The object of apprehension in religious experience; 1.5 Indigenous experience of Deity; Conclusion; Chapter II. History of Religions; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The primordial nature of religion; 2.3 Stages of religious development; 2.4 The higher religions; 2.5 Conclusion; Chapter III. Early Christian Church to 451 AD; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The formation and growth of the early church 327 $a3.3 The church in conflict3.4 Early heresies; 3.5 The Apologists and early Catholic fathers; 3.6 Persecutions and ecumenical councils; 3.7 The church after Nicaea; Chapter IV. Methodological problems in the study of African traditional religions; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The study of African traditional religions; Conclusion; Chapter V God and man in African traditional religions; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 God in African traditional religions; 5.3 The worship of God; 5.4 The phenomenon in Urhoboland; Chapter VI. The relevance of the divinities in African traditional religions; 6.1 Introduction 327 $a6.2 Focus on African traditional religions6.3 Divinities in Urhobo traditional religion; 6.4 Ancestors as core of Divinity in Urhoboland; 6.5 Orha, Edjorawha and Edjorame; Concluding remarks; Chapter VII. Evil spirits and mysterious forces in Africa; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Evil spirits in Urhobo religion; 7.3 Mysterious forces; 7.4 Redressive or rituals of affliction; Chapter VIII. Pollution in African and Biblical traditions; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The concepts of taboo and pollution in African traditional religions; 8.3 Totams and taboos in Biblical traditions 327 $a8.4 Evaluations of taboos in African and Biblical traditionsConcluding remarks; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover 330 $aComparative Historical and Interpretative Study of Religions, is a historical and interpretative study of religions. The work provides a thorough methodological discussion on specific themes, historical figures and movements in Religious Studies. It delves into other themes such as the concepts of God, spirits, mysterious forces, pollution and ritual symbolism. The reference to the Urhobo is a clear demonstration of current efforts by scholars in this area of study to de-emphasise the old forms of generalisation to greater differentiation. This approach provides new impetus for meaningful inte 606 $aReligion$xStudy and teaching 606 $aReligion$xHistory$xStudy and teaching 615 0$aReligion$xStudy and teaching. 615 0$aReligion$xHistory$xStudy and teaching. 676 $a299.6 700 $aAdogbo$b Michael P$01618921 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819339503321 996 $aComparative historical and interpretative study of religions$93950921 997 $aUNINA