Author: Harvey J. SindimaPublisher:
ISBN: 9781569026007
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Classical Theories in African Religion
Author: Harvey J. SindimaPublisher:
ISBN: 9781569026007
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
African Religions & Philosophy
Author: John S. MbitiPublisher: Heinemann
ISBN: 9780435895914
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
"African Religions and Philosophy" is a systematic study of the attitudes of mind and belief that have evolved in the many societies of Africa. In this second edition, Dr Mbiti has updated his material to include the involvement of women in religion, and the potential unity to be found in what was once thought to be a mass of quite separate religions. Mbiti adds a new dimension to the understanding of the history, thinking, and life throughout the African continent. Religion is approached from an African point of view but is as accessible to readers who belong to non-African societies as it is to those who have grown up in African nations. Since its first publication, this book has become acknowledged as the standard work in the field of study, and it is essential reading for anyone concerned with African religion, history, philosophy, anthropology or general African studies.
African Religions
Author: Jacob K. OluponaPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199790582
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
This book connects traditional religions to the thriving religious activity in Africa today.
Religion, Theory, Critique
Author: Richard KingPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231518242
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Religion, Theory, Critique is an essential tool for learning about theory and method in the study of religion. Leading experts engage with contemporary and classical theories as well as non-Western cultural contexts. Unlike other collections, this anthology emphasizes the dynamic relationship between "religion" as an object of study and different methodological approaches and openly addresses the question of the manifold ways in which "religion," "secular," and "culture" are imagined within different disciplinary horizons. This volume is the first textbook which seeks to engage discussion of classical approaches with contemporary cultural and critical theories. Contributors write on the influence of the natural sciences in the study of religion; the role of European Christianity in modeling theories of religion; religious experience and the interface with cognitive science; the structure and function of religious language; the social-scientific study of religion; ritual in religion; the phenomenology of religion; critical theory and religion; embodiment and religion; the impact of colonialism and modernity; theorizing religion in terms of race and ethnicity; links among religion, nationalism, and globalization; the interplay of gender, sex, and religion; and religion and the environment. Each chapter introduces the topic, identifies key theorists and issues, and respects the pluralistic nature of the scholarship in the field. Altogether, this collection scrutinizes the explicit and implicit assumptions theorists make about religion as an object of analysis.
Theory and Method in Religious Studies
Author: Frank WhalingPublisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110815818
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
This paperback edition contains selected articles from the original clothbound editions of Contemporary Approaches to The Study of Religion. Vol I: The Humanities. Vol II: The Social Sciences. (Religion and Reason, 27/28).
African American Religion
Author: Eddie S. Glaude (Jr.)Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195182898
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
"African American Religion offers a provocative historical and philosophical treatment of the religious life of African Americans. Glaude argues that the phrase "African American religion" is meaningful only insofar as it singles out the distinctive waysreligion has been leveraged by African Americans to respond to different racial regimes in the United States. That bold claim frames how he reads the historical record. Slavery, Jim Crow, and current appeals to color blindness serve as a backdrop for histreatment of conjure, African American Christianity and Islam"--
The Principles Underlying the African Religion and Philosophy
Author: Isaac D. Osabutey-AguedzePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
African Religion and Culture: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide
Author: Oxford University PressPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199808163
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of the ancient world find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides bibliographic information supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult and editorial commentary to make it clear how the cited sources are interrelated. This ebook is just one of many articles from Oxford Bibliographies Online: Atlantic History, a continuously updated and growing online resource designed to provide authoritative guidance through the scholarship and other materials relevant to the study of Atlantic History, the study of the transnational interconnections between Europe, North America, South America, and Africa, particularly in the early modern and colonial period. Oxford Bibliographies Online covers most subject disciplines within the social science and humanities, for more information visit www.oxfordbibliographies.com.
Theoretical Explorations in African Religion
Author: Wim van BinsbergenPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136137947
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
First published in 1985. This collection of papers on theoretical and methodological perspectives in the study of African religion is the outcome of a conference which the editors were asked to convene on behalf of the African Studies Centre, Leiden, in December 1979.
African Traditions in the Study of Religion in Africa
Author: Afeosemime Unuose AdogamePublisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 9781409419709
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
This book presents a unique exploration of African traditions in the study of religion in Africa and the new African diaspora. Contributors drawn from diverse African and global contexts situate current scholarly traditions of the study of African religions within the purview of academic encounter and exchanges with non-African scholars and non-African contexts. Jacob Kehinde Olupona stands out as a pioneer in the socio-scientific interpretation of African indigenous religion and religions in Africa. This book marks his immense contribution to an emerging field of study and research.