Ancestors, spirits, and healing in Africa and Asia
Subtitle: a challenge to the church
By: edited by Ingo Wulfhorst.
Contributors: Wulfhorst, Ingo.
Series: LWF studies -- 01/2005; LWF studies -- 2005/1
Publisher: Lutheran World Federation
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Geneva, Switzerland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
ISBN-13: 9783905676440
Subjects: Christianity and other religions -- African -- Congresses.; Christianity and other religions -- Asian -- Congresses.; Ancestor worship -- Africa -- Congresses.; Ancestor worship -- Asia -- Congresses.; Spiritualism -- Africa -- Congresses.; Spiritualism -- Asia -- Congresses.; Healing -- Africa -- Religious aspects -- Congresses.; Healing -- Asia -- Religious aspects -- Congresses.; Plastik -- Schwarzafrika -- Deutschland -- Kunst -- Sammlung -- Ausstellung 1992.; Kunst -- Sammlung -- Deutschland -- Schwarzafrika -- Plastik -- Ausstellung 1992.; Schwarzafrika -- Plastik -- Deutschland -- Kunst -- Sammlung -- Ausstellung 1992.; Deutschland -- Kunst -- Sammlung -- Schwarzafrika -- Plastik -- Ausstellung 1992.
Genres: Congresses.; Ausstellung 1992.
Notes: Papers from two Lutheran World Federation study seminars: "In Dialogue with Indigenous Peoples in Asia on Ancestors, Spirits and Healing," Sept. 15-19, 2004, Sabah Theological Seminary, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia; and, "Ancestors, Spirits and Healing in African Religion : Challenges to the Lutheran Ministry," Sept. 27-30, 2004, Johannesburg, South Africa.

"May 2005."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Ancestors and healing in African religion : a South African context / Nokuzola Mndende; title: Healing from the traumas of crime in South Africa : interaction of African religion with Christianity as perceived by African female traditional healers / Isabel Apawo Phiri; title: The nature spirits in African culture : a Nigerian perspective / Asriel S.T. Myatafadi; title: Ancestors and spirits in tribal spirituality in northeast India / Limatula Longkumer; title: Healing in Asian indigenous spiritualities : the Rungus of Borneo / Marunsai Bin Dawai; title: Blood sacrifice in peninsular Malaysian folk Hinduism and the doctrine of justification / Solomon Rajah; title: Christ and the ancestors in African Christian theology / Sylvester B. Kahakwa; title: Freedom from fear : coping with the ancestors' wrath and the fear of avenging spirits / Reinhard Veller; title: The challenges of the healing ministry : the Lutheran Church in Nigeria / Pukumah H. Yakubu; title: Spirits : the biblical view / Monica J. Melanchthon; title: The inclusiveness and exclusiveness of the gospel of Christ in the light of the many Asian spiritualities : a Lutheran perspective / Wilfred J. Samuel; title: In dialogue with indigenous peoples in Asia on ancestors, spirits and healing : a study document to be discussed and complemented; title: Ancestors, spirits and healing in African religion : challenges to the Lutheran ministry : a study document to be discussed and complemented.