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African Religion Defined: A Systematic Study of Ancestor Worship Among the Akan de Anthony Ephirim-Donkor

African Religion Defined: A Systematic Study of Ancestor Worship Among the Akan: Hamilton Books

Autor Anthony Ephirim-Donkor
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 noi 2016
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.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780761868446
ISBN-10: 0761868445
Pagini: 266
Dimensiuni: 151 x 230 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:3
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Hamilton Books
Seria Hamilton Books

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Descriere

This edition updates the scholarship on ancestor worship-with the addition of three new chapters. Beginning with Akan theology and ending with sacrifices, the study examines Akan conception of God, the abosom (gods and goddesses) relative to creation, centrality of the ancestors' stool as the ultimate religious symbol housing the soul of the Akan, and organized annual propitiatory festivities carried out among the Akan in honor of the ancestors (Nananom Nsamanfo) and abosom. The book, therefore, serves as an invaluable resource for those interested in the phenomenon of African religion, because it provides real insight into ancestor worship in ways that are meaningful, practical, systematic, and as a way of life by an Akan Traditional ruler (?dikro) and a professor of Africana studies.

Cuprins

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

Recenzii

Anthony Ephirim-Donkor's African Religion Defined is a masterfully written and insightful study of African religious experience. He offers a richly detailed examination of Akan cosmology and practices laced with engaging personal accounts. The book represents a major contribution to the field of Akan studies and to discussions about the nature and meaning of African religion..The work will be useful in both undergraduate and graduate school courses and will challenge students and scholars to reexamine categories and assumptions about African religions.
Challenging the nation in some quarters that equate African religions with animism, Ephirim-Donkor examines the religious and cultural practices of the Akan.and argues that ancestor worship as practiced by the people is quite similar to other world religions. Influenced by the works of Clifford Geertz and Wallis Budge, Ephirim-Donkor maintains that the souls of the Akan dead are symbolically housed in the ancestors' stool, the very seat and embodiment of temporal and spiritual power among the Akan..This exciting volume, which includes three new chapters, is a must have for those interested in African religions.

Notă biografică

Anthony Ephirim-Donkor is associate professor of religion and Africana studies and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at Binghamton University, State University of New York. He is also the traditional king of Gomoa Mprumem, Ghana.