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Author Ephirim-Donkor, Anthony.

Title African religion defined : a systematic study of ancestor worship among the Akan / Anthony Ephirim-Donkor.

Publication Info. Lanham : Hamilton Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
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Edition Third edition.
Description 1 online resource (267 pages)
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Contents African Religion Defined ; CONTENTS; Guide to Pronunciation; Preface; Chapter 1: Akan Theology; Chapter 2: The Abosom; Chapter 3: Cosmology; Chapter 4: Ancestor Worship; Chapter 5: Annual Festivals; Chapter 6: Ancestors' Stool; Chapter 7: Becoming a Living Ancestor; Chapter 8: Witchcraft; Chapter 9: Sacrifices; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.
Summary This edition updates the scholarship on ancestor worship-with the addition of three new chapters. The book serves as an invaluable resource for those interested in African religion and symbolic representation and praxis of ancestor worship. The study examines Akan conception of God, the abosom, religious symbols, and annual festivities.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and index.
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Subject Akan (African people) -- Religion.
Akan (African people) -- Religion.
Akan (African people)
Ancestor worship -- Ghana.
Ancestor worship.
Ghana.
Ancestor worship -- Côte d'Ivoire.
Côte d'Ivoire.
Ghana -- Religious life and customs.
Côte d'Ivoire -- Religious life and customs.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
Other Form: Print version: Ephirim-Donkor, Anthony. African Religion Defined : A Systematic Study of Ancestor Worship Among the Akan. Blue Ridge Summit : Hamilton Books, ©2016 9780761868446
ISBN 9780761868453 (electronic book)
0761868453 (electronic book)
0761868445
9780761868446

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