African traditional religion in the modern world / Douglas E. Thomas.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Jefferson, North Carolina ; London : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]Edition: Second editionDescription: vii, 282 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780786496075 (softcover : alk. paper)
  • 9781476620190 (ebook)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BL2400 THO 2015
Contents:
The sacred role of culture in African religion -- African culture and western attitudes toward African religion -- African tradition and the culture of religion -- African culture and the philosophy of religion -- African religion in the New World -- Traditional African cultural forms in the Caribbean.
Summary: "The religious experiences of black people throughout the Americas are also covered. The author finds cosmology, symbolism and rituals of Yoruba culture to be the fundamental bases of African traditional religion, and draws similarities between the oral and written literature of West Africans and that of New World practitioners. The influence of Islam and Christianity is also discussed"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The sacred role of culture in African religion -- African culture and western attitudes toward African religion -- African tradition and the culture of religion -- African culture and the philosophy of religion -- African religion in the New World -- Traditional African cultural forms in the Caribbean.

"The religious experiences of black people throughout the Americas are also covered. The author finds cosmology, symbolism and rituals of Yoruba culture to be the fundamental bases of African traditional religion, and draws similarities between the oral and written literature of West Africans and that of New World practitioners. The influence of Islam and Christianity is also discussed"--Provided by publisher.

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