001446960 000__ 06265cam\a2200529Ii\4500 001446960 001__ 1446960 001446960 003__ OCoLC 001446960 005__ 20230310004055.0 001446960 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001446960 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 001446960 008__ 220525t20222022sz\\\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 001446960 020__ $$a9783030895006$$q(electronic bk.) 001446960 020__ $$a3030895009$$q(electronic bk.) 001446960 020__ $$z3030894991 001446960 020__ $$z9783030894993 001446960 0247_ $$a10.1007/978-3-030-89500-6$$2doi 001446960 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)1319851351 001446960 040__ $$aGW5XE$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cGW5XE$$dN$T$$dOCLCF$$dGZN$$dUKAHL$$dOCLCQ 001446960 043__ $$af------ 001446960 049__ $$aISEA 001446960 050_4 $$aBL2400 001446960 08204 $$a299.6$$223/eng/20220525 001446960 24504 $$aThe Palgrave handbook of African traditional religion /$$cIbigbolade S. Aderibigbe, Toyin Falola, editors. 001446960 24630 $$aHandbook of traditional African religion 001446960 264_1 $$aCham :$$bPalgrave Macmillan,$$c[2022] 001446960 264_4 $$c©2022 001446960 300__ $$a1 online resource (xxiii, 642 pages) 001446960 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001446960 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001446960 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001446960 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 001446960 5050_ $$a1.Introduction to Handbook of African Traditional Religion -- PART ONE: BASIC/ ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION -- 2.Origin, Nature and Structure of Beliefs System -- 3.African Traditional Religion and the Sociocultural Environment -- 4.Metaphysical and Ontological Concepts -- 5.The Concept and Worship of the Supreme Being -- 6.Beliefs and Veneration of Divinities -- 7.Beliefs and Veneration of Ancestors -- 8.Beliefs and Practices of Magic and Medicine -- 9.Cosmological and Ontological Beliefs -- 10.Liturgy, Rituals, Traditions, Sacrifices, and Festivals -- 11.African Circle of Life -- 12.Death, Burial Rites, and After-Life -- 13.Reincarnation and Eschatological Beliefs -- 14.Religious Leaders: Priests/Priestesses, Medicine Professionals and Kings -- 15.Illnesses and Cures -- 16.Secret Societies: Fraternities, Witches, Wizards and Sorcerers -- 17.The Role of Women -- 18.Arts, Music and Aesthetics -- 19.Oral and Non-Oral Sources of Knowledge -- PART TWO: CONTEMPORARY INTERCONECTIONS: CONTENTS AND DISCONTENTS -- 20.African Traditional Religion and Religious Ethics -- 21.Traditional Religion, and Morality in Society -- 22.African Traditional Religion and African Philosophy -- 23.African Traditional Religion, Gender Equality and Feminism -- 24.African Traditional Religion, Sexual Orientation, Trans-Gender, and Homosexuality -- 25.Conflict Resolution, African Traditional Religion and Societal Peaceful Co-existence -- 26.African Traditional Religion and Democratic Governance -- 27.African Traditional Religions and Economic Development -- 28.African Traditional Religion, Social Justice, and Human Rights -- 29.African Traditional religion and Contemporary Functionalism-Divination -- 30.African Traditional Religion and Contemporary Functionalism Medicine -- 31.African Traditional Religion and Contemporary Functionalism: Festivals -- 32.African Traditional Religion and Diaspora Transplantations: Nature and Formats -- 33.African Traditional Religion and Sustainable Cultural, Social and Economic Dynamics -- 34.African Traditional Religion and Sustainability: The New Indigenous Religious Movements -- 35.African Traditional Religion and Christianity in Contemporary Global Religious Space -- 36.African Religion and Islam in Contemporary Religious Space -- PART THREE: ON PEDAGOGY, RESEARCH AND FOUNDATION SCHOLARS -- 37.Outsider and Insider Study of African Traditional Religion -- 38.Codification, Documentation and Transmission of Knowledge in African Traditional Religion -- 39.African Traditional Religion and Indigenous Knowledge System -- 40.Gnostic and Epistemological Themes in African Traditional Religion -- 41.African Traditional Religion in African and African Diaspora Scholarship -- 42.African Traditional Religion in Global Scholarship -- 43.African Traditional Religion in the Context of World Religions: Challenges to Scholars and Students -- 44.African Traditional Religion Scholarship: E. Bolaji Idowu and John S. Mbiti -- 45.African Traditional Religion and Humanities Scholarship: The Contributions of Edward Geoffrey Parrinder and Kofi Asare Opoku -- 46.Scholarship in African Traditional Religion: The Works of Joseph Omosade Awolalu and Peter Ade Dopamu. 001446960 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001446960 520__ $$aThe Palgrave Handbook of African Traditional Religion interrogates and presents robust and comprehensive contributions from interdisciplinary experts and scholars. Offering a range of perspectives and opinions through the prism of understanding the past about African Traditional religions and, more importantly, capturing their dynamics in the present and projecting their sustainability and relevance for the future, this volume is an essential resource for knowledge and understanding of African Traditional religions in the global space of religious traditions. Ibigbolade Simon Aderibigbe is Professor of Religion and African studies. He is currently Associate Director of the African Studies Institute at the University of Georgia, USA. Toyin Falola is Professor of History, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, and the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. 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