Proverbs and the African tree of life : grafting Biblical proverbs on to Ghanaian Eve folk proverbs / / Dorothy BEA Akoto-Abutiate

• Autore: Akoto-Abutiate Dorothy BEA
• Pubblicazione: Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (214 p.)
• Disciplina: 223.70609667
• Soggetto topico: Proverbs, Ewe; Christianity and other religions - African
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Eve-Speaking Peoples -- The Virtues of “Prudence” and “Sociability” in Eve Folk Proverbs -- ‘Grafting’ Israel’s ‘Shoots’-Sayings from Proverbs 25–29 -- Selected Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Subjects.
• Sommario/riassunto: In Proverbs and the African Tree of Life Dorothy BEA Akoto-Abutiate juxtaposes chosen sayings from Proverbs and selected Ewe Folk proverbs using the agricultural metaphor of “grafting,” which she calls a “hermeneutic of grafting.” Though these two sets of sayings come from completely different cultural contexts, Akoto argues that folk sayings/proverbs, which abound in Africa, should be considered as an already mature, established tree on to which a piece of the biblical tree is spliced or engrafted to produce hybridized fruits that have uniquely different tastes than the fruits of each tree individually. This metaphorical grafting process allows the message of the Bible (in Proverbs) to be understood, imbibed and appropriated in Africa.
• Titolo autorizzato: Proverbs and the African tree of life
• ISBN: 90-04-27447-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464037103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in systematic theology (Leiden, Netherlands) ; Volume 16.