African religion defined : a systematic study of ancestor worship among the Akan / Anthony Ephirim-Donkor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ephirim-Donkor, Anthony, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Akan (African people)--Religion.

Akan (African people).

Ghana--Religious life and customs.

Ghana.

Côte d'Ivoire--Religious life and customs.

Côte d'Ivoire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 pages)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Hamilton Books, 2017.

Summary:

This edition updates the scholarship on ancestor worship with the addition of three new chapters. Beginning with Akan theology and ending with sacrifices, the study examines Akan conception of God, the abosom (gods and goddesses) relative to creation, centrality of the ancestors stool as the ultimate religious symbol housing the soul of the Akan, and organized annual propitiatory festivities carried out among the Akan in honor of the ancestors (Nananom Nsamanfo) and abosom. The book, therefore, serves as an invaluable resource for those interested in the phenomenon of African religion, because it provides real insight into ancestor worship in ways that are meaningful, practical, systematic, and as a way of life by an Akan Traditional ruler ( dikro) and a professor of Africana studies."

Contents:

1. Akan theology

2. The Abosom

3. Cosmology

4. Ancestor worship

5. Annual festivals

6. Ancestors' stool

7. Becoming a living ancestor

8. Witchcraft

9. Sacrifices.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 10, 2016).

ISBN:

0-7618-6845-3