Ahobobo - On the Sacramental Imagination in West Africa, 2006-2008

Informationen zum Autor Yanick St. Jean, PhD is the author of several journal articles, chapters, and the book Double Burden: Black Women and Everyday Racism (with Joe Feagin). Klappentext This work addresses the relationship between the Catholic imagination, acceptance of the other, and -- using the case of Haitian- and African-Americans -- suggests the concept is a useful tool for the study of diasporic cultures. Zusammenfassung This work addresses the relationship between the Catholic imagination, acceptance of the other, and —- using the case of Haitian- and African-Americans —- suggests the concept is a useful tool for the study of diasporic cultures. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Acknowledgements Chapter 2 1 Divine in the World Chapter 3 2 Why West Africa? Chapter 4 3 Presentation of Sacramental Self Chapter 5 4 Pluralism and the Extended Family Chapter 6 5 What we learned Chapter 7 Appendixes Chapter 8 Glossary Chapter 9 Bibliography Chapter 10 About the Author

Produktdetails

• Autoren: St Yanick Jean, St. Yanick Jean, Yanick Jean, Yanick St Jean, Yanick St., Yanick St. Jean
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.12.2010
• EAN: 9780761853657
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-5365-7
• Seiten: 132
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Geowissenschaften > Geografie; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Sozialwissenschaften allgemein; Ethnic Studies, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social groups, Social & cultural anthropology, Folklore, myths & legends, Regional Studies, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Social groups: religious groups & communities, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General