The Palgrave handbook of traditional African religion / Ibigbolade S. Aderibigbe, Toyin Falola, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aderibigbe, Gbola, editor.

Falola, Toyin, editor.

ProQuest ebook central

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

PALGRAVE HANDBOOKS.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa--Religion.

Africa--Religious life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Handbook of traditional African religion

Place of Publication:

Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]

Contents:

1.Introduction to Handbook of African Traditional Religion

PART ONE: BASIC/ ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION

2.Origin, Nature and Structure of Beliefs System

3.African Traditional Religion and the Sociocultural Environment

4.Metaphysical and Ontological Concepts

5.The Concept and Worship of the Supreme Being

6.Beliefs and Veneration of Divinities

7.Beliefs and Veneration of Ancestors

8.Beliefs and Practices of Magic and Medicine

9.Cosmological and Ontological Beliefs

10.Liturgy, Rituals, Traditions, Sacrifices, and Festivals

11.African Circle of Life

12.Death, Burial Rites, and After-Life

13.Reincarnation and Eschatological Beliefs

14.Religious Leaders: Priests/Priestesses, Medicine Professionals and Kings

15.Illnesses and Cures

16.Secret Societies: Fraternities, Witches, Wizards and Sorcerers

17.The Role of Women

18.Arts, Music and Aesthetics

19.Oral and Non-Oral Sources of Knowledge

PART TWO: CONTEMPORARY INTERCONECTIONS: CONTENTS AND DISCONTENTS

20.African Traditional Religion and Religious Ethics

21.Traditional Religion, and Morality in Society

22.African Traditional Religion and African Philosophy

23.African Traditional Religion, Gender Equality and Feminism

24.African Traditional Religion, Sexual Orientation, Trans-Gender, and Homosexuality

25.Conflict Resolution, African Traditional Religion and Societal Peaceful Co-existence

26.African Traditional Religion and Democratic Governance

27.African Traditional Religions and Economic Development

28.African Traditional Religion, Social Justice, and Human Rights

29.African Traditional religion and Contemporary Functionalism-Divination

30.African Traditional Religion and Contemporary Functionalism Medicine

31.African Traditional Religion and Contemporary Functionalism: Festivals

32.African Traditional Religion and Diaspora Transplantations: Nature and Formats

33.African Traditional Religion and Sustainable Cultural, Social and Economic Dynamics

34.African Traditional Religion and Sustainability: The New Indigenous Religious Movements

35.African Traditional Religion and Christianity in Contemporary Global Religious Space

36.African Religion and Islam in Contemporary Religious Space

PART THREE: ON PEDAGOGY, RESEARCH AND FOUNDATION SCHOLARS

37.Outsider and Insider Study of African Traditional Religion

38.Codification, Documentation and Transmission of Knowledge in African Traditional Religion

39.African Traditional Religion and Indigenous Knowledge System

40.Gnostic and Epistemological Themes in African Traditional Religion

41.African Traditional Religion in African and African Diaspora Scholarship

42.African Traditional Religion in Global Scholarship

43.African Traditional Religion in the Context of World Religions: Challenges to Scholars and Students

44.African Traditional Religion Scholarship: E. Bolaji Idowu and John S. Mbiti

45.African Traditional Religion and Humanities Scholarship: The Contributions of Edward Geoffrey Parrinder and Kofi Asare Opoku

46.Scholarship in African Traditional Religion: The Works of Joseph Omosade Awolalu and Peter Ade Dopamu.

Notes:

Includes index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: PALGRAVE HANDBOOK OF AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION.

ISBN:

9783030895006

3030895009

Publisher Number:

99991027968

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.