Encyclopedia of African Religion
Editat de Molefi Kete Asante, Ama Mazamaen Limba Engleză Electronic book text – 27 feb 2009
it helps readers grasp the enormity of Africa's contribution to religious ideas by presenting richly textured concepts of spirituality, ritual, and initiation while simultaneously advancing new theological categories, cosmological narratives, and ways to conceptualize ethical behavior
it provides readers with new metaphors, figures of speech, modes of reasoning, etymologies, analogies, and cosmogonies
it reveals the complexity, texture, and rhythms of the African religious tradition to provide scholars with a baseline for future works.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781452266039
ISBN-10: 1452266034
Pagini: 920
Dimensiuni: 216 x 279 mm
Ediția:1
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications, Inc
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN-10: 1452266034
Pagini: 920
Dimensiuni: 216 x 279 mm
Ediția:1
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications, Inc
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States
Recenzii
"This
volume
is
significantly
more
comprehensive
than
the
relevant
sections
of
S.
Glazier’s
Encyclopedia
of
African
and
African-American
Religions
(Routledge,
2001).
Articles
range
from
broad
essays
such
as
“Creation,”
“Rites
of
Passage,”
and
“Circumcision”
to
shorter
entries
on
topics
such
as
the
Pocomania
religion,
sangoma
(a
type
of
Zulu
healer),
and
the
Yoruba
deity
Ifa.
There
are
numerous
articles
on
the
religious
traditions
of
specific
groups,
as
well
as
articles
on
important
individuals.
The
religious
traditions
of
the
African
diaspora,
such
as
Santeria
and
Vodou,
are
also
covered.
The
information
is
generally
accurate
and
clear.
A
short
bibliography
follows
each
of
the
signed
articles,
as
do
cross-references,
though
sometimes
these
are
inadequate.
A
reader’s
guide
lists
the
articles
by
type,
and
the
helpful
appendix
lists
the
names
of
God
used
among
different
groups.
Full
access
will
be
impeded
by
the
author’s
occasional
use
of
the
African
form
of
Egyptian
gods’
names,
rather
than
the
more
familiar
Greek
forms.
For
example,
there
is
no
reference
to
Osiris,
who
appears
here
under
the
name
Ausar,
and
although
there
is
an
article
titled
“Thoth,”
his
name
in
other
articles
becomes
Tehuti,
with
no
explanation.
The
black-and-white
illustrations
are
sporadic,
but
adequate.
Overall,
because
of
its
singular
focus,
reliability,
and
scope,
this
encyclopedia
will
prove
invaluable
where
there
is
considerable
interest
in
Africa
or
in
different
religious
traditions."
–Sue Giffard, Ethical Culture Fieldston School, New York City
–Sue Giffard, Ethical Culture Fieldston School, New York City
Descriere
The
first
available
resource
of
its
kind
this
encyclopedia
covers
all
aspects
of
African
Religion
from
dance
and
song
to
Obeah,
funerals
to
magic.