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West African Psychology
Edward Geoffrey Simons Parrinder
Paperback - $102.95
short descriptions: The comparative study of African religion has begun, but the idea of the soul is less prominent, and there has been no comparative account of West African psychological beliefs. This study presents one.
The Trickster in West Africa
Robert D. Pelton
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The trickster appears in the myths and folktales of nearly every traditional society. Robert Pelton examines Ashanti, Fon, Yoruba, and Dogon trickster-figures in their social and mythical contexts and in light of contemporary thought, exploring the w ...
Africa for the African
Laura Perry
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Joseph Booth penned his appeal in 1897 in protest of the racist stereotpying of the Africans by the colonisers; and witnessing the unjust and inhumane exploitation of the native peoples, for the sole benefit of the Europeans. He drew his ideas from t ...
The Nature of Asatru : An Overview of the Ideals and Philosophy of the Indigenous Religion of Northern Europe
Mark Puryear
Paperback - $41.95
Spirit Possession and Personhood Among the Kel Ewey Tuareg :
Susan J. Rasmussen
Paperback - $71.95
Among the Tuareg people in the Air Mountain region of Niger, women are sometimes possessed by spirits called "the people of solitude". The evening curing rituals of the possessed, featuring drumming and song, take place before an audience of young me ...
Secrets of Voodoo
Milo Rigaud
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"Secrets of Voodoo" traces the development of this complex religion (in Haiti and the Americas) from its sources in the brilliant civilizations of ancient Africa. This book presents a straightforward account of the gods or loas and their function, th ...
Worldview, the Orichas, and Santeria : Africa to Cuba and Beyond
Mercedes Cros Sandoval
Hardcover - $128.95
Cros Sandoval's authoritative introduction to the Afro-Cuban religion called Santeria explores how it emerged and developed in Cuba out of transplanted Yoruba beliefs and continues to spread and adjust to changing times and contexts. Systematically e ...
Guardians of the Land
J. M. Schoffleers
Paperback - $77.95
Though Malawi and Central Africa are now predominantly Christian countries, African tradition relgion remains important everywhere. Now a classic, this study was first published in 1979 against the background of neglect in publishing texts on economi ...