African religion defined : a systematic study of ancestor worship among the Akan / / Anthony Ephirim-Donkor |
Autore | Ephirim-Donkor Anthony |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Hamilton Books, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 pages) |
Disciplina | 299.683385 |
Soggetto topico | Akan (African people) - Religion |
ISBN | 0-7618-6845-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Akan theology -- 2. The Abosom -- 3. Cosmology -- 4. Ancestor worship -- 5. Annual festivals -- 6. Ancestors' stool -- 7. Becoming a living ancestor -- 8. Witchcraft -- 9. Sacrifices. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798993503321 |
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African religion defined : a systematic study of ancestor worship among the Akan / / Anthony Ephirim-Donkor |
Autore | Ephirim-Donkor Anthony |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Hamilton Books, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 pages) |
Disciplina | 299.683385 |
Soggetto topico | Akan (African people) - Religion |
ISBN | 0-7618-6845-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Akan theology -- 2. The Abosom -- 3. Cosmology -- 4. Ancestor worship -- 5. Annual festivals -- 6. Ancestors' stool -- 7. Becoming a living ancestor -- 8. Witchcraft -- 9. Sacrifices. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809481803321 |
Ephirim-Donkor Anthony
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Hamilton Books, , 2017 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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African religion defined [[electronic resource] ] : a systematic study of ancestor worship among the Akan / / Anthony Ephirim-Donkor |
Autore | Ephirim-Donkor Anthony |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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 - Côte d'Ivoire |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-61375-1
9786613926203 0-7618-5329-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463295103321 |
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Lanham, MD, : University Press of America, 2010 | ||
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African religion defined [[electronic resource] ] : a systematic study of ancestor worship among the Akan / / Anthony Ephirim-Donkor |
Autore | Ephirim-Donkor Anthony |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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 - Côte d'Ivoire |
ISBN |
1-283-61375-1
9786613926203 0-7618-5329-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788547203321 |
Ephirim-Donkor Anthony
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Lanham, MD, : University Press of America, 2010 | ||
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Hindu gods in West Africa [[electronic resource] ] : Ghanaian devotees of Shiva and Krishna / / by Albert Kafui Wuaku |
Autore | Wuaku Albert Kafui <1964-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, : Brill, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (346 p.) |
Disciplina | 294.509667 |
Collana | Studies of religion in Africa |
Soggetto topico |
Hindus - Ghana
Hinduism - Ghana - History Hinduism - Ghana - Customs and practices |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 90-04-25571-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Ghana's Hindu religious landscape -- The Hindu monastery of Africa -- Domesticating Shiva worship in Ghana: rituals of the Hindu monastery of Africa -- The Sri Radha-Govinda temple tradition -- "Hinduizing" from the "top," indigenizing from "below": Krishna devotion in Ghana -- Spreading Krishna and Shiva worship in Ghana -- Why we became Hindus: conversion narratives. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452702803321 |
Wuaku Albert Kafui <1964->
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Boston, : Brill, 2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hindu gods in West Africa [[electronic resource] ] : Ghanaian devotees of Shiva and Krishna / / by Albert Kafui Wuaku |
Autore | Wuaku Albert Kafui <1964-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, : Brill, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (346 p.) |
Disciplina | 294.509667 |
Collana | Studies of religion in Africa |
Soggetto topico |
Hindus - Ghana
Hinduism - Ghana - History Hinduism - Ghana - Customs and practices |
ISBN | 90-04-25571-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Ghana's Hindu religious landscape -- The Hindu monastery of Africa -- Domesticating Shiva worship in Ghana: rituals of the Hindu monastery of Africa -- The Sri Radha-Govinda temple tradition -- "Hinduizing" from the "top," indigenizing from "below": Krishna devotion in Ghana -- Spreading Krishna and Shiva worship in Ghana -- Why we became Hindus: conversion narratives. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779708803321 |
Wuaku Albert Kafui <1964->
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Boston, : Brill, 2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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