African Religions and Philosophy
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Published: June 1970
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780385037136
Table of contents: title: Preface
pagenum: xi; label: 1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: The Study of African Religions and Philosophy
pagenum: 8; label: [a]
title: The Early Approaches and Attitudes
pagenum: 8; label: [b]
title: Modern and Current Studies
pagenum: 13; label: 3
title: The Concept of Time as a Key to the Understanding and Interpretation of African Religions and Philosophy
pagenum: 19; label: [a]
title: Potential Time and Actual Time
pagenum: 21; label: [b]
title: Time Reckoning and Chronology
pagenum: 24; label: [c]
title: The Concept of Past, Present and Future
pagenum: 27; label: [d]
title: The Concept of History and Pre-history
pagenum: 29; label: [e]
title: The Concept of Human Life in Relation to Time
pagenum: 31; label: [f]
title: Death and Immortality
pagenum: 31; label: [g]
title: Space and Time
pagenum: 34; label: [h]
title: Discovering or Extending the Future Dimension of Time
pagenum: 35; label: 4
title: The Nature of God
pagenum: 37; label: [a]
title: The Eternal and Intrinsic Attributes of God
pagenum: 39; label: [b]
title: The Moral Attributes of God
pagenum: 46; label: 5
title: The Works of God
pagenum: 50; label: [a]
title: Creation
pagenum: 50; label: [b]
title: Providence and Sustenance
pagenum: 53; label: [c]
title: God and Afflictions
pagenum: 56; label: [d]
title: The Governing Work of God
pagenum: 58; label: [e]
title: God and Human History
pagenum: 60; label: 6
title: God and Nature
pagenum: 62; label: [a]
title: Anthropomorphic Attributes of God
pagenum: 62; label: [b]
title: God, Animals and Plants
pagenum: 65; label: [c]
title: God, Natural Objects and Phenomena
pagenum: 67; label: 7
title: The Worship of God
pagenum: 75; label: [a]
title: Sacrifices and Offerings
pagenum: 75; label: [b]
title: Prayers, Invocations, Blessings and Salutations
pagenum: 79; label: [c]
title: Miscellaneous Other Acts and Expressions of Worship
pagenum: 86; label: [d]
title: Religious Intermediaries and Specialists
pagenum: 88; label: [e]
title: Occasion and Place of Worship
pagenum: 93; label: 8
title: Spiritual Beings, Spirits and the Living-Dead
pagenum: 97; label: [a]
title: Divinities and God's Associates
pagenum: 98; label: [b]
title: Spirits
pagenum: 102; label: [c]
title: The Living-Dead
pagenum: 107; label: 9
title: The Creation and Original State of Man
pagenum: 119; label: [a]
title: The Creation and Origin of Man
pagenum: 119; label: [b]
title: The Original State of Man, and God's Provision for Him
pagenum: 123; label: [c]
title: The Separation Between God and Man
pagenum: 125; label: 10
title: Ethnic Groups, Kinship and the Individual
pagenum: 130; label: [a]
title: The Tribes, Nations or Peoples of Africa
pagenum: 131; label: [b]
title: Kinship
pagenum: 135; label: [c]
title: The Family, the Household and the Individual
pagenum: 138; label: 11
title: Birth and Childhood
pagenum: 143; label: [a]
title: Pregnancy
pagenum: 143; label: [b]
title: The Actual Birth
pagenum: 146; label: [c]
title: The Naming and Nursing of Children
pagenum: 154; label: 12
title: Initiation and Puberty Rites
pagenum: 158; label: [a]
title: Akamba Initiation Rites
pagenum: 159; label: [b]
title: Maasai Initiation Rites
pagenum: 165; label: [c]
title: Nandi Female Initiation Rites
pagenum: 166; label: [d]
title: Ndebele Puberty Rites
pagenum: 171; label: 13
title: Marriage and Procreation
pagenum: 195; label: [a]
title: Preparation for Marriage and Procreation
pagenum: 176; label: [b]
title: Choosing the Marriage Partner
pagenum: 177; label: [c]
title: Betrothal and Courtship
pagenum: 180; label: [d]
title: The Wedding Ceremony
pagenum: 181; label: [e]
title: Polygamy and Inheriting Wives or Husbands
pagenum: 186; label: [f]
title: Divorce and Separation
pagenum: 190; label: [g]
title: The Place and Use of Sex in Married Life
pagenum: 191; label: 14
title: Death and the Hereafter
pagenum: 195; label: [a]
title: Death among the Ndebele
pagenum: 196; label: [b]
title: Death among the Abaluyia
pagenum: 199; label: [c]
title: The Causes and Meaning of Death
pagenum: 203; label: [d]
title: The Hereafter
pagenum: 208; label: [e]
title: The Destiny of the Soul
pagenum: 212; label: 15
title: Specialists: Medicine-Men, Rainmakers, Kings and Priests
pagenum: 217; label: [a]
title: The Medicine-Men
pagenum: 217; label: [b]
title: Mediums and Diviners
pagenum: 224; label: [c]
title: Rainmakers
pagenum: 234; label: [d]
title: Kings, Queens and Rulers
pagenum: 238; label: [e]
title: Priests, Prophets and Religious Founders
pagenum: 245; label: 16
title: Mystical Power, Magic, Witchcraft and Sorcery
pagenum: 253; label: 17
title: The Concepts of Evil, Ethics and Justice
pagenum: 266; label: [a]
title: The Origin and Nature of Evil
pagenum: 266; label: [b]
title: Restitution and Punishment
pagenum: 274; label: [c]
title: Summary and Conclusion
pagenum: 277; label: 18
title: Changing Man and His Problems
pagenum: 282; label: [a]
title: The Causes of This Rapid Change
pagenum: 282; label: [b]
title: The Nature of This Change
pagenum: 285; label: [c]
title: Problems of the Rapid Change
pagenum: 289; label: 19
title: Christianity, Islam and Other Religions in Africa
pagenum: 299; label: [a]
title: Christianity in Africa
pagenum: 300; label: [b]
title: Islam in Africa
pagenum: 317; label: [c]
title: Other Religious Traditions in Africa
pagenum: 333; label: 20
title: The Search for New Values, Identity and Security
pagenum: 343; label: [a]
title: The Religious Claim
pagenum: 343; label: [b]
title: The Ideological Claim
pagenum: 348; label: [c]
title: Conclusion: Religion in the African Dilemma
pagenum: 355; title: Select Bibliography
pagenum: 364; title: Indexes
pagenum: 372