African religions & philosophy
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African religions & philosophy
Heinemann, 1990
2nd rev. and enl. ed
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African religions and philosophy
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-278) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A systematic study of the attitudes of mind and belief which have evolved in the many societies of Africa. The book covers the involvement of women in religion and the potential unity found in what was once thought to be a mass of quite separate religions.
Table of Contents
Preface1.Introduction2.The Study of African Religions and Philosophy3.The Concept of Time as a Key to the Understanding and Interpretation of African Religions and Philosophy4.The Nature of God5.The Works of God6.God and Nature7.The Worship of God8.Spiritual Beings, Spirits and the Living-Dead9.The Creation and Original State of Man10.Ethnic Groups, Kinship and The Individual11.Birth and Childhood12.Initiation and Puberty Rites13.Marriage and Procreation14.Death and the Hereafter15.Specialists: Medicine-Men, Rainmakers, Kings and Priests16.Mystical Power, Magic, Witchcraft and Sorcery17.The Concepts of Evil, Ethics and Justice18.Changing Man and His Problems19.Christianity, Islam and Other Religions in Africa20.The Search for New Values, Identity and SecuritySelect BibiliographyAppendix: Supplementary Select BibliographyIndexesMap and list of African peoples mentioned in this book
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