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• catalog abstract "What is Pa divination in Nigeria? Who or what is Mami Water? Does a single African spirituality exist across all indigenous cultures, even after their contact with Western religions such as Christianity? In this illustrated book, a perfect introduction to the fascinating world of African religion, spirituality, and cosmology, writers from Margaret R. Miles and Kathleen O'Brien Wicker to Ogbu Kalu and Abdulkader I. Tayob lead us into discussions of the diversity of African spiritual traditions and the forms and patterns that link them. Special topics include Dagbamba, Haitian Vodun, shrines, divination, candomble, and Sufism and the role of Islam.".
• catalog contributor b11922656.
• catalog contributor b11922657.
• catalog coverage "Africa Religious life and customs.".
• catalog created "c2000.".
• catalog date "2000".
• catalog date "c2000.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "What is Pa divination in Nigeria? Who or what is Mami Water? Does a single African spirituality exist across all indigenous cultures, even after their contact with Western religions such as Christianity? In this illustrated book, a perfect introduction to the fascinating world of African religion, spirituality, and cosmology, writers from Margaret R. Miles and Kathleen O'Brien Wicker to Ogbu Kalu and Abdulkader I. Tayob lead us into discussions of the diversity of African spiritual traditions and the forms and patterns that link them. Special topics include Dagbamba, Haitian Vodun, shrines, divination, candomble, and Sufism and the role of Islam.".
• catalog description "pt. 1. Cosmologies and sacred knowledge. Some reflections on African spirituality / Dominique Zahan -- African shrines as channels of communication / Benjamin Ray -- The Lake Goddess Uhammiri/Ogbuide: the female side of the universe in Igbo cosmology / Sabine Jell-Bahlsen -- Ancestral spirituality and society in Africa / Ogbu U. Kalu. pt. 2. Authority, agencies, and performance. 'Pa' divination: ritual performance and symbolism among the Ngas, Mupun, and Mwaghavul of the Jos Plateau, Nigeria / Umar Habila Dadem Danfulani -- Some thoughts on ideology, beliefs, and sacred kingship among the Edo (Benin) people of Nigeria / Flora Edouwaye S. Kaplan -- Spiritual beings as agents of illness / David Westerlund -- Witchcraft and society / M.F.C. Bourdillon -- Mami water in African religion and spirituality / Kathleen O'Brien Wicker -- Art and spirituality / Wyatt MacGaffey -- Spiritual foundations of Dagbamba religion and culture / John M. Chernoff. pt. 3. Africans' encounter with other religions. The task of African traditional religion in the church's dilemma in South Africa / G.C. Oosthuizen -- African Muslim spirituality: the symbiotic tradition in West Africa / Patrick J. Ryan, S.J. -- Patterns of Islam among youth in South Africa -- Abdulkader I. Tayob -- Sufism in Africa / Louis Brenner -- Roman North African christian spiritualities / Margaret R. Miles -- Asante Catholicism: an African appropriation of the Roman Catholic religion / Pashington Obeng. pt. 4. African spirituality in the Americas. Forms of African spirituality in Trinidad and Tobago / Rudolph Eastman and Maureen Warner-Lewis -- The music of Haitian Vodun / Gerdés Fleurant -- African-derived religion in the African-American community in the United States / Mary Cuthrell-Curry.".
• catalog extent "xxxvi, 476 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "African spirituality.".
• catalog identifier "0824507800 (pbk.)".
• catalog identifier "0824507940".
• catalog isFormatOf "African spirituality.".
• catalog isPartOf "World spirituality ; v. 3".
• catalog issued "2000".
• catalog issued "c2000.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Crossroad,".
• catalog relation "African spirituality.".
• catalog spatial "Africa Religious life and customs.".
• catalog spatial "Africa.".
• catalog subject "200/.89/96 21".
• catalog subject "BL2462.5 .A375 2000".
• catalog subject "Spirituality Africa.".
• catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. Cosmologies and sacred knowledge. Some reflections on African spirituality / Dominique Zahan -- African shrines as channels of communication / Benjamin Ray -- The Lake Goddess Uhammiri/Ogbuide: the female side of the universe in Igbo cosmology / Sabine Jell-Bahlsen -- Ancestral spirituality and society in Africa / Ogbu U. Kalu. pt. 2. Authority, agencies, and performance. 'Pa' divination: ritual performance and symbolism among the Ngas, Mupun, and Mwaghavul of the Jos Plateau, Nigeria / Umar Habila Dadem Danfulani -- Some thoughts on ideology, beliefs, and sacred kingship among the Edo (Benin) people of Nigeria / Flora Edouwaye S. Kaplan -- Spiritual beings as agents of illness / David Westerlund -- Witchcraft and society / M.F.C. Bourdillon -- Mami water in African religion and spirituality / Kathleen O'Brien Wicker -- Art and spirituality / Wyatt MacGaffey -- Spiritual foundations of Dagbamba religion and culture / John M. Chernoff. pt. 3. Africans' encounter with other religions. The task of African traditional religion in the church's dilemma in South Africa / G.C. Oosthuizen -- African Muslim spirituality: the symbiotic tradition in West Africa / Patrick J. Ryan, S.J. -- Patterns of Islam among youth in South Africa -- Abdulkader I. Tayob -- Sufism in Africa / Louis Brenner -- Roman North African christian spiritualities / Margaret R. Miles -- Asante Catholicism: an African appropriation of the Roman Catholic religion / Pashington Obeng. pt. 4. African spirituality in the Americas. Forms of African spirituality in Trinidad and Tobago / Rudolph Eastman and Maureen Warner-Lewis -- The music of Haitian Vodun / Gerdés Fleurant -- African-derived religion in the African-American community in the United States / Mary Cuthrell-Curry.".
• catalog title "African spirituality : forms, meanings, and expressions / edited by Jacob K. Olupona.".
• catalog type "text".