African religion defined : a systematic study of ancestor worship among the Akan / Anthony Ephirim-Donkor.

This edition updates the scholarship on ancestor worship-with the addition of three new chapters. The book serves as an invaluable resource for those interested in African religion and symbolic representation and praxis of ancestor worship. The study examines Akan conception of God, the abosom, reli...

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Main Author: Ephirim-Donkor, Anthony
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Hamilton Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Edition:Third edition.
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