Religious Beliefs and Knowledge Systems in Africa

The book connects the logic and histories of religion, ideology and indigenous beliefs to understand knowledge systems in Africa.

List of contents

Acknowledgement
Preface
1.Introduction: Beliefs and Knowledge Systems: Power, Eurocentricity, and Bias
Part I: African Worldview and Knowledge Systems
2. Witchcraft as Ideology and Knowledge
3. Elderhood and Ancestorhood as Ideas and Beliefs
4. Ifa Divination and Society
Part II: World Religions and Knowledge Systems
5. Quranic Epistemology
6. Biblical Epistemology
7. Pentecostalism and its knowledge system
Part III: Kingship Ideologies and Epistemologies
8. Kingship: Ideology and Epistemologies
9. Sacred Kingship: Power, Politics and Ritual Knowledge
10. Kingship and Creativity
Conclusion
11. Rethinking the disciplines: Africanity and Belief Systems

About the author

Toyin Falola is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair Professor in the Humanities and a Distinguished Teaching Professor at The University of Texas at Austin. A celebrated scholar of global stature, Prof. Falola has published numerous books and essays in diverse areas. He has received various awards and honours, including the Jean Holloway Award for Teaching Excellence, the Texas Exes Teaching Award and seven honorary doctorates. He is the Series Editor of "Carolina Studies on Africa and the Black World", among several others.

Summary

The book connects the logic and histories of religion, ideology and indigenous beliefs to understand knowledge systems in Africa and stimulate further research into specific disciplines.

Product details

• Authors: Toyin Falola, Toyin Griffin Falola, Falola Toyin, Nicole Griffin
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781538150245
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-5024-5
• No. of pages: 354
• Series: Africa: Past, Present & Prospects; Africa: Past, Present & Prospe
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; RELIGION / General, Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Religion & beliefs, Politics & government, Indigenous;Postcolonial;Spiritual;Witchcraft;World Religions