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Elements of African Traditional Religion : a textbook for students of comparative religion / Elia Shabani Mligo ; foreword by Farles Ilomo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mligo, Elia Shabani, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Africa--Religion.
- Africa.
- Africa--Religious life and customs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (80 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Eugene, Oregon : Resource Publications, [2013]
- Summary:
- Highlights and discusses the common elements which identify African Traditional Religion as one unified religion and not a collection of religions. Using some illustrations from the Nyumbanitu worship shrine located at Njombe in Tanzania, the book purports that there is a need to understand African people's worldview, their understanding of God, their religious values, symbols and rituals in order to enhance meaningful dialogue between Christianity and African people's current worldview.
- Contents:
- Beliefs, rituals, and symbols
- The concept of God
- The Bena worship at Nyumbanitu Shrine
- African cosmology
- Concepts of revelation and salvation
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781621898245
- 1621898245
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