African traditional religions in contemporary society / edited by Jacob K. Olupọna.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Olupona, Jacob K. (Jacob Kẹhinde), 1951- editor.

International Religious Foundation.

Council for World Religions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Religion--Congresses.

Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Religion--Study and teaching--Congresses.

Religion--Study and teaching.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Penn Provenance:

Shaw, Gwendolyn Dubois, 1968- (donor)

Physical Description:

204 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : International Religious Foundation : Distributed by Paragon House, [1991]

Contents:

"Insiders" and "outsiders" in the study of African religions / David Westerlund

Major issues in the study of African traditional religion / Jacob K. Olupọna

Place of traditional religion in contemporary South Africa / Gerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen

Place of African traditional religion in contemporary Africa / Wande Abimbọla

Flowers in the garden / John S. Mbiti

Role of women in African traditional religion and among the Yoruba / Joseph Akinyẹle Ọmoỵajowo

Talking drum / Georges Niangoran-Bouah

Religious politics and the myth of Ṣango / Akinwumi Iṣọla

African traditional socio-religious ethics and national development / Friday M. Mbon

Encounter between African traditional religion and other religions in Nigeria / Joseph Ọmọṣade Awolalu

Traditional African religion and Christianity / Vincent Mulago

Revitalization in African traditional religion / Rosalind I.J. Hackett

Tradition and continuity in African religions / Benetta W. Jules-Rosette

Perseverance and transmutation in African traditional religions / Evan M. Zuesse.

Notes:

Papers presented at the conference "The place of African traditional religion in contemporary Africa," held in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sept. 10-14 1987, sponsored by the Council for World Religions.

"A new ERA book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by Gwendolyn Dubois Shaw.

Other Format:

Online version: African traditional religions in contemporary society.

ISBN:

0892260777

9780892260775

0892260793

9780892260799

OCLC:

20825000