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African sacred spaces : culture, history, and change / edited by 'BioDun J. Ogundayo. and Julius O. Adekunle.
Van Pelt Library BL2462.5 .A374 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sacred space--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Sacred space.
- Spirituality.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan--Religion.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Religion.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan--Religious life and customs.
- Spirituality--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 261 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]
- Summary:
- This book focuses on space in African and Black religion and spirituality through the lenses of area studies, African and black diaspora studies, history and culture, cultural studies, ecotourism, environmentalism, and sustainability--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Julius O. Adekunle and 'BioDun J. Ogundayo
- Ambiguous conquest in the sixteenth-century Spanish Atlantic world: the personal journey of Esteban de Dorantes / Kevin Young
- History and the sacred: the royal tombs of Igboho / Julius O. Adekunle
- Rituals and African space: funeral rites and intergenerational transmission of poverty / Donald O. Omagu
- Sacred spaces and ritual performances in Ejaghamland of Cameroon / Emmanuel M. Mbah and Atom Victor Ntui
- Masjid: sacred space in Nigerian Islam / Muhammadu Mustapha Gwadabe and Muhammad Kyari
- The metaphysics of space in Yoruba traditional religion / 'BioDun J. Ogundayo
- Sacred spaces: mountains in Yoruba spirituality / Enoch Olujide Gbadegesin
- Tradition and modernity: the dynamics of the management of Osun sacred groves in Osogbo, Nigeria / Saheed Balogun Amusa
- African sacred groves and sustainability: reflections on Zimbabwe's Chirinda Forest and Guhune Mountain / Fortune Sibanda
- Space, art, and religion in Changó, el gran putas / Haakayoo N. Zoggyie
- Islam and ancient sacred places in Hausaland / Mukhtar Umar Bunza and Adamu Musa Kotorkoshi
- Sacred space and time on an African university campus / Oluwasegun Peter Aluko.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: African sacred spaces
- ISBN:
- 9781498567428
- 1498567428
- OCLC:
- 1077789018
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