Religion in Africa
Subtitle: experience & expression
By: edited by Thomas D. Blakely, Walter E.A. van Beek, Dennis L. Thomson with the assistance of Linda Hunter Adams, Merrill E. Oates.
Contributors: Blakely, Thomas D. 1945-; Beek, W. E. A. van.; Thomson, Dennis L., 1935-
Series: Monograph series of the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies at Brigham Young University ;; v. 4
Publisher: J. Currey; Heinemann
Published: 1994
Place of publication: London; Portsmouth, N.H
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
Subjects: Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Religion.
Description: This is the first major collection for over a decade on the subject of African religion. It is part of a continuous stock-taking solidly grounded in archival and field research in Africa and the African diaspora. This book provides the views of some of the most distinguished academics in the context of African history, anthropology, archaeology, politics, comparative religion, health and healing, languages and literatures, and the visual and performing arts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-483) and index.