Contemporary perspectives on religions in Africa and the African diaspora
By: edited by Ibigbolade S. Aderibigbe and Carolyn M. Jones Medine
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781137500519
Subjects: Religions; Christianity; Religion; African influences; Islam
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Religious traditions in Africa: an overview of origins, basic beliefs and practices  -- Ibigbolade S. Aderibigbe; title: Modern trends in the teaching of African religion in the 21st century: conceptual decolonization  -- Rotimi Williams Omotoye; title: African religion in 21st century and the search for philosophical relevance  -- Francis Adewale Olajide; title: African religious movements and pentecostalism: the model of Ijo-Orunmila, Ato  -- Oguntola Oye-Laguda; title: African religion and health care delivery in Africa  -- Kelvin Onongha; title: Some ethical reflections on African indigenous religion and Christianity  -- Rotimi Williams Omotoye; title: Christianity in contemporary African religious space  -- Pius Oyeniran Abioje; title: Islam in contemporary African society  -- R. Ibrahim Adebayo; title: African derived religions in diaspora: an overview  -- M. I. Oguntoyinbo-Atere; title: Art and music in African derived diaspora religions  -- Adeoluwa Okunade; title: Sojourner Truth, hybrid identity, and multi-vocal text  -- Carolyn M. Jones Medine; title: Womanist spirituality: legacies of freedom  -- Melanie L. Harris; title: Initiation and possession in Santería, Candomblé, and Voudou  -- Umesh Patel; title: Mythology of rituals and sacrifices in African-derived diaspora religions  -- Osei A. Mensah; title: Socio-religious agencies of Santería religions in the United States of America  -- Robert Y. Owusu; title: Modern legal issues in the practice of African diaspora religions  -- Danielle Boaz -- African religious systems in the context of world religions: challenges for the American scholars / -- Maha Marouan; title: African initiated churches and African immigrants in the United States: a model in the Redeemed Christian Church of God, North America (RCCGNA)  -- Ibigbolade Aderibigbe; title: Islamic communities in the United States: issues of religion and political identity -- Yushau Sodiq.