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African religion defined : a systematic study of ancestor worship among the Akan / Anthony Ephirim-Donkor.
Author
Ephirim-Donkor, Anthony
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Book
Language
English
Εdition
Third edition.
Published/Created
Lanham : Hamilton Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
©2017
Description
x, 255 pages ; 23 cm
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BL467 .E74 2017
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Subject(s)
Akan (African people)
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Religion
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Ancestor worship
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Ghana
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Ancestor worship
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Côte d'Ivoire
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Ghana
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Religious life and customs
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Côte d'Ivoire
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Religious life and customs
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Summary note
This edition updates the scholarship on ancestor worship-with the addition of three new chapters. The book serves as an invaluable resource for those interested in African religion and symbolic representation and praxis of ancestor worship. The study examines Akan conception of God, the abosom, religious symbols, and annual festivities.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and index.
Contents
1. Akan theology
2. The Abosom
3. Cosmology
4. Ancestor worship
5. Annual festivals
6. Ancestors' stool
7. Becoming a living ancestor
8. Witchcraft
9. Sacrifices.
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ISBN
0761868445 ((paperback))
9780761868446 ((paperback))
LCCN
2016950988
OCLC
958448802
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