African Traditional Religion In The Modern World
Subtitle: An Introduction
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: February 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9780786418350
Subjects: Ethnic or tribal religions; African Philosophy; African Religions And Mythologies; History; Ethnic Issues; History: World; Africa; Ethnic & Tribal; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; Africa - General; Christianity; Influence; Islam; Religion
Description: "This study analyzes concepts in African traditional religion by isolating key elements in the Yoruba, Dagara, and Ibo cultures. Principal elements isolated include sacrifice, salvation, revelation and divination, as well as African resilience in the face of invasions, colonization and various outside religious assaults. The study also considers the influence of Christianity and Islam"--Provided by publisher.