WB Companion to African Religi - (Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion) by Elias Kifon Bongmba (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions presents multidisciplinary perspectives on the religious beliefs and practices of the peoples in Africa. The rich diversity of African religious traditions is revealed through contributions from renowned scholars from across a variety of fields. Initial essays focus on methodological approaches to religion from anthropological, philosophical, and historical perspectives. These are followed by articles addressing religious experiences in indigenous, Christian, and Islamic traditions across the continent. Collectively, the volume offers rich insights into both the historical developments in African religions and contemporary religious issues, including the development of African-initiated churches, neo traditional religions, Pentecostalism, African religions, and gender relations. A concluding section delves into important topics at the intersection of culture and religion in Africa, including the arts, health, politics, globalization, and the economy"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions</i> brings together a team of international scholars to create a single-volume resource on the religious beliefs and practices of the peoples in Africa. <ul> <li>Offers broad coverage of issues relating to African religions, considering experiences in indigenous, Christian, and Islamic traditions across the continent</li> <li>Contributors are from a variety of fields, ensuring the volume offers multidisciplinary perspectives</li> <li>Explores methodological approaches to religion from anthropological, philosophical, and historical perspectives</li> <li>Provides insights into the historical developments in African religions, as well as contemporary issues such as the development of African-initiated churches, neo traditional religions, and Pentecostalism</li> <li>Discusses important topics at the intersection of culture and religion in Africa, including the arts, health, politics, globalization, gender relations, and the economy</li> </ul><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><b>THE WILEY-BLACKWELL COMPANION TO AFRICAN RELIGIONS</b> <p><b>EDITED BY<br> Elias Kifon Bongmba</b> <p><i>The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions</i> presents multidisciplinary perspectives on the religious beliefs and practices of the peoples in Africa. The rich diversity of African religious traditions is revealed through contributions from renowned scholars from across a variety of fields. Initial essays focus on methodological approaches to religion from anthropological, philosophical, and historical perspectives. These are followed by chapters addressing religious experiences in indigenous, Christian, and Islamic traditions across the continent. <p>Collectively, the volume offers rich insights into both the historical developments in African religions and contemporary religious issues, including the development of African-initiated churches, neo-traditional religions, Pentecostalism, African indigenous religions, and gender relations. A concluding section delves into important topics at the intersection of culture and religion in Africa, including the arts, health, politics, globalization, and the economy.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty." (<i>Choice</i><i>, </i> 1 June 2013)</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>THE EDITOR</b> <p><b>ELIAS KIFON BONGMBA</b> holds the Harry and Hazel Chavanne Chair in Christian Theology and is Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University. He is the author of <i>Facing a Pandemic: The African Church and Crisis of AIDS</i> (2007), <i>The Dialectics of Transformation in Africa</i> (2006), which won the 2007 Frantz Fanon Prize for outstanding work in Caribbean thought, and <i>African Witchcraft and Otherness: A Philosophical and Theological Critique of Intersubjective Relations</i> (2001).
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