African Religion Defined A Systematic Study of Ancestor Worship among the Akan |
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| Author:
| Ephirim-Donkor, Anthony |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7618-5328-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Publisher: | University Press of America, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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The author, a traditional king and professor, studies the Akan in Ghana to demonstrate that ancestor worship is as pragmatic, systematic, theological, teleological, soteriological - with a highly trained clerical body and elders as mediators - and symbolic as any other religion in the world.
The author, a traditional king and professor, studies the Akan in Ghana to demonstrate that ancestor worship is as pragmatic, systematic, theological, teleological, soteriological - with a highly trained clerical body and elders as mediators - and symbolic as any other religion in the world.