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Books on: (religion OR religions OR religious) AND (africa OR african)

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The Study of Religion, Traditional and New Religions

Book by Peter Clarke, Stewart Sutherland; Routledge, 1991

Subjects:

Cults, Religion, Religions

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...University 8. Melanesian religions 85 V. Lanterni , University...University of Essex New Religious Movements 13. Introduction...
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Songs of Zion: The African Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States and South Africa

Book by James T. Campbell; Oxford University Press, 1995

Subjects:

African American Methodists--Missions--South Africa--History, African Methodist Episcopal Church--South Africa--History, African Methodist Episcopal Church--United States--History, Blacks--Missions--South Africa--History, Missions, American--South Africa--History, South Africa--Church History

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

This is a study of the transplantation of a creed devised by and for African Americans--the African Methodist Episcopal Church--that was appropriated and transformed in a variety of South African contexts. Focusing on a transatlantic institution like the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the book ...
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This is a study of the transplantation of a creed devised by and for African Americans--the African Methodist Episcopal Church--that was appropriated and transformed in a variety of South African contexts. Focusing on a transatlantic institution like the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the book studies the complex human and intellectual traffic that has bound African American and South African experience. It explores the development and growth of the African Methodist Episcopal Church both in South Africa and America, and the interaction between the two churches. This is a highly innovative work of comparative and religious history. Its linking of the United States and African black religious experiences is unique and makes it appealing to readers interested in religious history and black experience in both the United States and South Africa.
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African Traditional Religion in South Africa: An Annotated Bibliography

Book by David Chidester, Chirevo Kwenda, Robert Petty, Judy Tobler, Darrel Wratten; Greenwood Press, 1997

Subjects:

Blacks--South Africa--Religion--Bibliography, South Africa--Religion--Bibliography

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

In a changing South Africa, recovering the meaning and power of African tradition is a matter of crucial importance. This work participates in that recovery by providing a comprehensive guide to research on the indigenous religious heritage of this dynamic country. Detailed reviews of over 600 ...
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In a changing South Africa, recovering the meaning and power of African tradition is a matter of crucial importance. This work participates in that recovery by providing a comprehensive guide to research on the indigenous religious heritage of this dynamic country. Detailed reviews of over 600 books, articles, and theses are offered along with introductory essays and detailed annotations that define the field of study. This work plus two forthcoming volumes, Christianity in South Africa: An Annotated Bibliography and Islam, Hinduism, and Judaism in South Africa: An Annotated Bibliography will become the standard reference work on South African religions. Scholars and students in Religious Studies, Social Anthropology, History, and African Studies will find this set particularly useful.
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Ordered Universes: Approaches to the Anthropology of Religion

Book by Morton Klass; Westview Press, 1995

Subjects:

Ethnology--Religious Aspects, Religion, Religions

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...particularly important for the study of religious behavior, because religion--more, perhaps, than any other institution...his classic work The Sociology of Religion 1922 1963 , refers to values...esthetic," "eternal," "ethical," "religious," and "ultimate" values. But never...have little or nothing to do with religion? And when we have successfully distinguished religious values from all others, what is the...
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Oedipus and Job in West African Religion

Book by Meyer Fortes; University Press, 1959

Subjects:

Africa, West--Religion, Fate And Fatalism, Tallensi (African People)--Religion

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...non-scriptural religious systems of many...of West African religions, as compared with...Africa n Bantu religions in which ancestor-worship...a West African religious system known to...fusion in their religious system of Oedipal...other African religions. 1 Tale cosmology...

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Journal Articles on: (religion OR religions OR religious) AND (africa OR african)

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Origin Traditions and History in Central Africa

Journal article by John K. Thornton; African Arts, Vol. 37, 2004

Subjects:

African literature--Evaluation, Central Africa--Cultural policy, Central Africa--History

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...traditions of origin, for unlike scholars of religion, folklore, or ideology, they must determine...Muanda Nsemi formed a ethnonationalist religious organization, drawing on the traditions...1350-1550," International Journal of African Historical Studies 34. Toso, Carlo...
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Couples or Doubles? Representations of Twins in the Arts of Africa

Journal article by Philip M. Peek; African Arts, Vol. 41, 2008

Subjects:

African art--Religious aspects, African art--Social aspects, Art, African--Religious aspects, Art, African--Social aspects, Twins--Portrayals, Twins--Religious aspects, Twins--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...presented at the 13th Triennial Symposium for African Art, Harvard University, Spring 2004...devoted to twins and doubles: The Museum for African Art had a show in 2003 devoted to Yoruba...in 2004 on "Echoing Images: Couples in African Sculpture," which focused on male and...
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Doubles and Twins: A New Approach to Contemporary Studio Photography in West Africa

Journal article by C. Angelo Micheli; African Arts, Vol. 41, 2008

Subjects:

Aesthetics--Criticism and interpretation, Photographic criticism, Photography--Analysis, Photography--Methods, Twins--Portrayals, West Africa--Social aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...visible and invisible images). Twin imagery relates to mythical, religious, and historical narratives that have all formed images which...and mythical African meanings of twins do not compete with religions (Christianity and Islam) or cultures adopted from Western...
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Ceramic Arts in Africa

Journal article by Kathleen Bickford Berzock, Barbara E. Frank; African Arts, Vol. 40, 2007

Subjects:

African pottery--Research, Ceramic industry--Industry forecasts, Ceramic industry--Marketing, Ceramic materials--Forecasts and trends, Ceramic materials--Research, Ceramics--Forecasts and trends, Ceramics--Research, Pottery, African--Research

Collections: Entire Library

...fashionable. Vessels for uses that were once widespread have also lost their relevance because of changes in cultural and religious practices or increasing access to modern conveniences. These changes feed the market, for as the emotional and cultural...
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The Ash Heap of History: Reflections on Historical Research in Southern Africa

Journal article by Robert Edgar; African Studies Quarterly, Vol. 9, 2007

Subjects:

Archives--Management, Historical research--Analysis, Political history--Research, South Africa--History, South Africa--Political aspects

Collections: History, Entire Library

...struggle. My own experience with documentary collecting on political and religious movements over the past three decades has been unconventional to say...African Apocalypse: The Story of Nonthetha Nkwenkwe, A 20th Century South African Prophet (2000).

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Magazine Articles on: (religion OR religions OR religious) AND (africa OR african)

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African Foundations of World Religions: "It Is to Inner Africa We Must Look in Order to Understand That Which Became Majestic in [Ancient] Egypt" -- Gerald Massey. Welcome to Part 2 of Our Series on Religion

Magazine article by Femi Biko; New African, May 2001

Subjects:

Africa--Religious aspects, Ancient civilization--Religious aspects, Civilization, Ancient--Religious aspects, Egypt--History, Egyptian history, Religion--History

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

African Foundations of World Religions: "It Is to Inner Africa We...conclude that the various religious systems were derived from...massive state intervention in religious matters. Intermediary deities...obtains with the ancestral religions. One in which it is possible...
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UNESCO Backs Initiative for Independent Press in Africa

Magazine article; African Business, February 1994

Subjects:

Africa--Evaluation, Press--Africa

Collections: Entire Library

...publishers are often obliged to turn to printers that belong either to the state, to the former governmental parties or to religions organisations. As a result, independent newspapers end up using small, poorly equipped - and expensive - printing houses...
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Globalisation and Africa

Magazine article by Anver Versi; African Business, October 2000

Subjects:

Africa--Economic aspects, Developing countries--Economic aspects, International business enterprises--Planning, International economic relations--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Multinational corporations--Planning

Collections: Entire Library

...collection of leaders, ranging from religious heads to heads of state, gathered...contest. The result would be that Africa and other developing areas would...The question is what can we in Africa and other Third World countries do...
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Child Abuse by Religions: Children Must Be Rescued from Religion and Restored to Humanity

Magazine article by Narisetti Innaiah; Free Inquiry, Vol. 23, Summer 2003

Subjects:

Child abuse--Religious aspects, Children--Religious aspects, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Religions--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...own religion. They warn their young against embracing other religions, against following their customs and beliefs. Thus are the...later in life. Many find it impossible to shed this ingrained religious influence, even if they blossom into scientists or technologists...
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Calm after the Storm: For Decades, the Indian Ocean Island Nation of Madagascar Was One of the Poorest in Africa

Magazine article; African Business, December 2003

Collections: Entire Library

...around 50% of the population. It was suspected that his religious stance could have cost him votes because Madagascar had...urbanisation and the consequent growth of slums as in many other African countries. Ravalomanana seems to have made an impressive...

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Newspaper Articles on: (religion OR religions OR religious) AND (africa OR african)

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Coalition to Air Steele Support; Religious Backers Seek 'The African-American Values Vote'

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 16, 2006

Subjects:

Electioneering--Religious aspects, Political campaigns--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Coalition to Air Steele Support; Religious Backers Seek The African-American Values Vote. Byline...and TV ads this week to galvanize support among black religious voters for Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steeles U.S. Senate campaign...
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Moroccans Have Two Religions ...One Is Called Football; OUT OF AFRICA: SOUND FAMILIAR? THEY ARE A LITTLE COUNTRY WHO THINK THEY ARE ON THE VERGE OF GLORY IN THE WORLD CUP

Newspaper article by Bob Shields; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), June 22, 1998

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Moroccans Have Two Religions ...One Is Called Football...round ball can bounce through religious differences and across cultural...The local club Raja became African Cup champions in February...have beaten the best sides in Africa to be ranked 11th in the world...
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Religious Leaders Push for Africa Aid; Billions More in Funding Eyed

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 28, 2005

Subjects:

Group of 8

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Religious Leaders Push for Africa Aid; Billions More in Funding Eyed. Byline: Julia Duin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Thirteen Christian leaders urged President Bush yesterday to pledge $2 billion to $3 billion more for Africa during the July "Group of Eight...
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Pope Engages Many Religions

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 14, 2008

Subjects:

Christian-Muslim relations, Christianity and other religions--Islam, Religions

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...address myself to everyone, even to those who follow other religions or who are simply seeking an answer to the fundamental questions...attention - is pretty much a mysteriously closed political/religious world island," wrote Father Schall, a Georgetown University...
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Letter: Religious Freedom a Cornerstone of Britain; VOICE OF THE NORTH

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), June 10, 2008

Subjects:

Christian-Muslim relations, Christianity and other religions--Islam

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Letter: Religious Freedom a Cornerstone of Britain; VOICE OF THE NORTH. Byline: TONY...Abraham, to proselytise in a Muslim area of Birmingham? Total freedom of religion and conscience is the very cornerstone of the British way of life. Of...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: (religion OR religions OR religious) AND (africa OR african)

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Islam in Africa

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

ISLAM IN AFRICA the development of the Muslim religion on the African continent. During Muhammads lifetime a...like the rest of the Muslim world, was swept by a wave of religious reform. Militant reformers, such as the Fulani and...
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Religion

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...worship ; totem ; spiritism ). In a third class of religion usually heavily interlaced with fetishism magic, momentary...anthropomorphism ). Beyond these more elementary forms of religious expression there are what are commonly called the "higher religions." Theologians and philosophers of religion agree that these...
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South Africa

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Reformed, and Anglican churches. There are small minorities of Muslims, Hindus, Jews, and followers of traditional African religions. Economy Until about 1870 the economy of the region was almost entirely based on agriculture. With the discovery...
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African Art

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...created by the peoples south of the Sahara. The predominant art forms are masks and figures, which were generally used in religious ceremonies. The decorative arts, especially in textiles and in the ornamentation of everyday tools, were a vital art...
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Central African Republic

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...used as a lingua franca; Arabic, Hausa, and Swahili are also spoken. About 35% of the population practices traditional religions, 50% are Christian, and about 15% are Muslim. Economy The overwhelming majority of the population is engaged in...

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