The word of wisdom and the creation of animals in Africa / Shelagh Ranger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ranger, Shelagh.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animals--Religious aspects.

Animals.

Human-animal relationships--Africa--Religious aspects.

Human-animal relationships.

Animal ecology--Africa--Religious aspects.

Animal ecology.

Animals and civilization--Africa--Religious aspects.

Animals and civilization.

Africa--Religious life and customs.

Africa.

Human-animal relationships--Religious aspects.

Physical Description:

255 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [England] : James Clarke, [2007]

Summary:

This stimulating and provocative work provides a comprehensive introduction to African theology by focusing on the role of animals in African teaching. The work surveys African approaches to religion, beginning with sub-Saharan Africa, encompassing Judaic, Christian and Islamic beliefs, and concluding with African theology today. It highlights the influence of African theology on all the major religions, including the preservation of Jewish texts and the establishment of Christian traditions such as hermeticism and monasticism.

Contents:

Forword / Patrick Kalilombe

Introduction and historical backgrund

Traditional religions south of the Sahara

Early civilizations of Egypt and the Nile valley

African Judaism

Early African Christianity

African Islam

African theology today

Conclusion

Afterword / Mercy Amba Oduyoye.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-255) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Ranger, Shelagh. Word of wisdom and the creation of animals in Africa.

ISBN:

9780227679869

0227679865

OCLC:

181913316