African Religion Defined 3ed

This edition updates the scholarship on ancestor worship-with the addition of three new chapters. Beginning with Akan theology and ending with sacrifices, the study examines Akan conception of God, the abosom (gods and goddesses) relative to creation, centrality of the ancestors' stool as the ultimate religious symbol housing the soul of the Akan, and organized annual propitiatory festivities carried out among the Akan in honor of the ancestors (Nananom Nsamanfo) and abosom. The book, therefore, serves as an invaluable resource for those interested in the phenomenon of African religion, because it provides real insight into ancestor worship in ways that are meaningful, practical, systematic, and as a way of life by an Akan Traditional ruler (?dikro) and a professor of Africana studies.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Ephirim-Donkor, Ephirim-Donkor Anthony
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2017
• EAN: 9780761868446
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-6844-6
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Print on Demand
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; HISTORY / Africa / General, RELIGION / Theology, RELIGION / Essays, Religion: general, Theology, African History, Tribal religions, Aspects Of Religion (Non-Christian), RELIGION / Folk & Tribal