African religion defined : a systematic study of ancestor worship among the Akan / / Anthony Ephirim-Donkor
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| Autore: |
Ephirim-Donkor Anthony
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| Titolo: |
African religion defined : a systematic study of ancestor worship among the Akan / / Anthony Ephirim-Donkor
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, MD, : University Press of America, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (160 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 299.683385 |
| Soggetto topico: | Akan (African people) - Religion |
| Ancestor worship - Ghana | |
| Ancestor worship - Cote d'Ivoire | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Ghana Religious life and customs |
| Cote d'Ivoire Religious life and customs | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-142) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | African religion defined |
| ISBN: | 1-283-61375-1 |
| 9786613926203 | |
| 0-7618-5329-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910812558803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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