Title Hindu Gods in West Africa : Ghanaian Devotees of Shiva and Krishna.

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Leiden : BRILL, 2013.

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Description	1 online resource (346 pages).
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Series	Studies of Religion in Africa
	Studies on religion in Africa.
Contents	Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One Ghana's Hindu Religious Landscape; Chapter Two The Hindu Monastery of Africa; Chapter Three Domesticating Shiva Worship in Ghana: Rituals of the Hindu Monastery of Africa; Chapter Four The Sri Radha-Govinda Temple Tradition; Chapter Five "Hinduizing" From the "Top," Indigenizing from "Below": Krishna Devotion in Ghana; Chapter Six Spreading Krishna and Shiva Worship in Ghana; Chapter Seven Why We became Hindus: Conversion Narratives; Chapter Eight Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Illustration Section.
Summary	In Hindu Gods in West Africa, Wuaku offers an analytical account of the histories, beliefs and practices of the Hindu Monastery of Africa and the Radha Govinda Temple, two of Ghana's emmerging Hindu Temples.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-320) and index.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Language	English.
Subject	Hindus -- Ghana.
	Hindus.
	Ghana.
	Hinduism -- Ghana -- History.
	Hinduism.
	History.
	Hinduism -- Ghana -- Customs and practices.
	Ghana -- Religious life and customs.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	History.
Other Form:	Print version: Wuaku, Albert. Hindu Gods in West Africa : Ghanaian Devotees of Shiva and Krishna. Leiden : BRILL, ©2013 9789004244887
ISBN	9789004255715 (electronic book)
	9004255710 (electronic book)
	9789004244887
	9004244883
Standard No.	10.1163/9789004255715

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