Contemporary Perspectives on Religions in Africa and the African Diaspora
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Contemporary Perspectives on Religions in Africa and the African Diaspora

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Contemporary Perspectives on Religions in Africa and the African Diaspora

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Contemporary Perspectives on Religions in Africa and the African Diaspora explores African derived religions in a globalized world. The volume focuses on the continent, on African identity in globalization, and on African religion in cultural change.

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Yes, you can access Contemporary Perspectives on Religions in Africa and the African Diaspora by Carolyn M. Jones Medine, Ibigbolade S. Aderibigbe, Carolyn M. Jones Medine,Ibigbolade S. Aderibigbe,Kenneth A. Loparo,Hans D Seibel in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Christianity. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9781137500519
eBook ISBN
9781137498052
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Christianity
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. List of Tables
  8. Introduction Contemporary Perspectives on African and African Diaspora Religions
  9. 1 Religious Traditions in Africa: An Overview of Origins, Basic Beliefs, and Practices
  10. 2 Modern Trends in the Teaching of African Religion in the Twenty-First Century: Conceptual Decolonization
  11. 3 African Religion in Twenty-First Century and the Search for Philosophical Relevance
  12. 4 African Religious Movements and Pentecostalism: The Model of Ijo-Orunmila, Ato
  13. 5 African Religion and Health Care Delivery in Africa
  14. 6 Religion and the Environment: Some Ethical Reflections on African Indigenous Religion and Christianity
  15. 7 Christianity in Contemporary African Religious Space
  16. 8 Islam in the Contemporary African Society
  17. 9 African-Derived Religions in Diaspora: An Overview
  18. 10 Arts and Music in African Derived Diaspora Religions
  19. 11 Women in the African Diaspora: Sojourner Truth, Hybrid Identity, and Multi-vocal Text
  20. 12 Womanist Spirituality: Legacies of Freedom
  21. 13 Finding Home in a Foreign Land: Initiation and Possession in Santería, Candomblé , and Voudou
  22. 14 Mythology of Rituals and Sacrifices in African-Derived Diaspora Religions
  23. 15 Socioreligious Agencies of SanterĂ­a Religion in the United States of America
  24. 16 Modern Legal Issues in the Practice of African Diaspora Religions
  25. 17 African Religious Systems in the Context of World Religions: Challenges for the American Scholars
  26. 18 African Initiated Churches and African Immigrants in the United States: A Model in the Redeemed Christian Church of God, North America (RCCGNA)
  27. 19 Islamic Communities in the United States: Issues of Religion and Political Identity
  28. List of Contributors
  29. Index