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Informationen zum Autor Kimani S. K. Nehusi, PhD, FHEA (UK). Currently Associate Professor, Department of Africology, Temple University and Research Associate, Institute for Economic Research on Innovation, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa. His research interests include Ancient Egypt and its relationship to living Afrika, the history and culture of the Afrikan world and the Caribbean as a history and culture sphere. Klappentext This book concerns the origins, structure, purpose, meaning, and signi¿cance of libation, developments and change within the ritual, and its distribution in the Afrikan world. It connects the practice of libation throughout time, connects Afrikans to their social history, and so to themselves, across generations in different spaces and times.This book concerns the origins, structure, purpose, meaning, and significance of libation, developments and change within the ritual, and its distribution in the Afrikan world. It connects the practice of libation throughout time, connects Afrikans to their social history, and so to themselves, across generations in different spaces and times. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Abbreviations List of Illustrations List of Photographs in the Photospread Note on Translation and Transliteration Photographic Credits Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Hr qbHw: On Libation Chapter 2. The Origins of Libation Chapter 3. The Origins and Evolution of the Offering Complex Chapter 4. On Our Sacred Ancestors Chapter 5. Transmission across Space and Time Chapter 6. Ritual Significances Chapter 7. Some Conclusions Chapter 8. Some Questions and Answers Bibliography Index
