Jacob K. Olupona (Professor of African and African American Studies

Broschiertes Buch

African Religions

A Very Short Introduction

Beschreibung

African Religions examines religious traditions on the African continent and diaspora. It focuses on the diversity of people, ethnic groups, languages, cultures, ethos, and worldviews. The book provides balanced and in-depth material that enables the reader to comprehend the breadth, depth, and range of African religious traditions.

Autor

Jacob K. Olupona is Professor of African Religious Traditions at Harvard Divinity School, with a joint appointment as Professor of African and African American Studies in Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. A noted scholar of indigenous African religions, his books include City of 201 Gods: Ilé-Ifè in Time, Space, and the Imagination, Òrìsà Devotion as World Religion: The Globalization of Yorùbá Religious Culture, co-edited with Terry Rey, and Kingship, Religion, and Rituals in a Nigerian Community: A Phenomenological Study of Ondo Yoruba Festivals. In 2007, he was awarded the Nigerian National Order of Merit, one of Nigeria's most prestigious honors.

Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: OUP USA / Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 172mm x 111mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 142g
• ISBN-13: 9780199790586
• ISBN-10: 0199790582
• Artikelnr.: 39076032