Women And New And Africana Religions

Author : Lillian Ashcraft-Eason,Darnise Martin,Oyeronke Olademo
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780313082726

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Women and New and Africana Religions by Lillian Ashcraft-Eason,Darnise Martin,Oyeronke Olademo Pdf

This volume explores the lives of women around the world from the perspective of the New and Africana faiths they practice. This probing and thought-provoking series of essays brings together in one volume the multifaceted experiences of women in the New and Africana religions as practiced today. With this work, religion becomes a lens for examining the lives of women of diverse ethnicities and nationalities across the social spectrum. In Women and New and Africana Religions, readers hear from women from a number of religious/spiritual persuasions around the world, including Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, South America, and North America. These voices form the core of remarkable explorations of family and environment, social and spiritual empowerment, sexuality and power, and ways in which worldview informs roles in religion and society. Each essay includes scene-setting historical and social background information and fascinating insights from renowned scholars sharing their own research and firsthand experiences with their subjects.

Author : R. Marie Griffith,Barbara Dianne Savage
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0801883695

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Women and Religion in the African Diaspora by R. Marie Griffith,Barbara Dianne Savage Pdf

This landmark collection of newly commissioned essays explores how diverse women of African descent have practiced religion as part of the work of their ordinary and sometimes extraordinary lives. By examining women from North America, the Caribbean, Brazil, and Africa, the contributors identify the patterns that emerge as women, religion, and diaspora intersect, mapping fresh approaches to this emergent field of inquiry. The volume focuses on issues of history, tradition, and the authenticity of African-derived spiritual practices in a variety of contexts, including those where memories of suffering remain fresh and powerful. The contributors discuss matters of power and leadership and of religious expressions outside of institutional settings. The essays study women of Christian denominations, African and Afro-Caribbean traditions, and Islam, addressing their roles as spiritual leaders, artists and musicians, preachers, and participants in bible-study groups. This volume's transnational mixture, along with its use of creative analytical approaches, challenges existing paradigms and summons new models for studying women, religions, and diasporic shiftings across time and space.

Author : Ezra Chitando
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317184218

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African Traditions in the Study of Religion in Africa by Ezra Chitando Pdf

The historiography of African religions and religions in Africa presents a remarkable shift from the study of 'Africa as Object' to 'Africa as Subject', thus translating the subject from obscurity into the global community of the academic study of religion. This book presents a unique multidisciplinary exploration of African traditions in the study of religion in Africa and the new African diaspora. The book is structured under three main sections - Emerging trends in the teaching of African Religions; Indigenous Thought and Spirituality; and Christianity, Hinduism and Islam. Contributors drawn from diverse African and global contexts situate current scholarly traditions of the study of African religions within the purview of academic encounter and exchanges with non-African scholars and non-African contexts. African scholars enrich the study of religions from their respective academic and methodological orientations. Jacob Kehinde Olupona stands out as a pioneer in the socio-scientific interpretation of African indigenous religion and religions in Africa. This book is to his honour and marks his immense contribution to an emerging field of study and research.

Author : John S. Mbiti
Publisher : Heinemann
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0435895915

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African Religions & Philosophy by John S. Mbiti Pdf

"African Religions and Philosophy" is a systematic study of the attitudes of mind and belief that have evolved in the many societies of Africa. In this second edition, Dr Mbiti has updated his material to include the involvement of women in religion, and the potential unity to be found in what was once thought to be a mass of quite separate religions. Mbiti adds a new dimension to the understanding of the history, thinking, and life throughout the African continent. Religion is approached from an African point of view but is as accessible to readers who belong to non-African societies as it is to those who have grown up in African nations. Since its first publication, this book has become acknowledged as the standard work in the field of study, and it is essential reading for anyone concerned with African religion, history, philosophy, anthropology or general African studies.

Author : Mercy A. Oduyoye,Musimbi R. A. Kanyoro
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2005-12-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597524742

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The Will to Arise by Mercy A. Oduyoye,Musimbi R. A. Kanyoro Pdf

What is the reality of being African, woman, and Christian? In this collection of original essays, African women theologians write about the life and dreams, the sorrows and joys of African women in a continent where religion shapes the whole of life. The first two parts of the book describe the role of women in terms of culture, rites of passage, and daily life. Attitudes toward birthing and naming, marriage and widowhood, polygamy, prostitution, and death are all explored. The third part focuses on the church, reviewing biblical attitudes toward women, and showing how African women can and should contribute to the life of the Christian church. Contributors: Musimbi R. A. Kanyoro Mercy Amba Oduyoye Rosemary N. Edet Anne Nasimiyu-Wasike Daisy N. Nwachuku Rabiatu Ammah Judith Mbula Bahemuka Lloyda Fanusie Bernadette Mbuy Beya Teresa M. Hinga Anne Nachisale Musopole R. Modupe Owanikin Teresa Okure ÒThe themes in 'The Will to Arise' constitute the base of contemporary African women's theological scholarship. . . . At their most creative, these theologians affirm cultural traditions and criticize their failings, in order to lead the reader to new visions that can renew religious life in our various contexts. --from the Foreword by Katie G. Cannon

Author : Musa W. Dube,Telesia K. Musili,Sylvia Owusu-Ansah
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781003854852

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Gender and African Indigenous Religions by Musa W. Dube,Telesia K. Musili,Sylvia Owusu-Ansah Pdf

Focusing on the work of contemporary African women researchers, this volume explores feminist perspectives in relation to African Indigenous Religions (AIR). It evaluates what the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians’ research has achieved and proposed since its launch in 1989, their contribution to the world of knowledge and liberation, and the potential application to nurturing a justice-oriented world. The book considers the methodologies used amongst the Circle to study African Indigenous Religions, the AIR sources of knowledge that are drawn on, and the way in which women are characterized. It reflects on how ideas drawn from African Indigenous Religions might address issues of patriarchy, colonialism, capitalism, racism, tribalism, and sexual and disability-based discrimination. The chapters examine theologies of specific figures. The book will be of interest to scholars of religion, gender studies, Indigenous studies, and African studies.

Author : Ifi Amadiume
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1997-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1856495345

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Re-Inventing Africa by Ifi Amadiume Pdf

This book reveals how conventional anthropology has consistently imposed European ideas of the "natural" nuclear family, women as passive object, and class differences on a continent with a long history of women with power doing things differently. Amadiume argues for an end to anthropology and calls instead for a social history of Africa, by Africans.

Author : Jacob Kẹhinde Olupona
Publisher : Paragon House Publishers
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015019579641

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African Traditional Religions in Contemporary Society by Jacob Kẹhinde Olupona Pdf

Author : Ezra Chitando
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317184188

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African Traditions in the Study of Religion, Diaspora and Gendered Societies by Ezra Chitando Pdf

The historiography of African religions and religions in Africa presents a remarkable shift from the study of 'Africa as Object' to 'Africa as Subject', thus translating the subject from obscurity into the global community of the academic study of religion. This book presents a unique multidisciplinary exploration of African Traditions in the Study of Religion, Diaspora, and Gendered Societies. The book is structured under two main sections. The first provides insights into the interface between Religion and Society. The second features African Diaspora together with Youth and Gender which have not yet featured prominently in studies on religion in Africa. Contributors drawn from diverse African and global contexts situate current scholarly traditions of the study of African religions within the purview of academic encounter and exchanges with non-African scholars and non-African contexts. African scholars enrich the study of religions from their respective academic and methodological orientations. Jacob Kehinde Olupona stands out as a pioneer in the socio-scientific interpretation of African indigenous religion and religions in Africa and the new African Diaspora. This book honours his immense contribution to an emerging field of study and research.

Author : Jacob K. Olupona
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199790586

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African Religions by Jacob K. Olupona Pdf

This book connects traditional religions to the thriving religious activity in Africa today.

Author : Theo Sundermeier
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Africa
ISBN : 3894739371

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The Individual and Community in African Traditional Religions by Theo Sundermeier Pdf

" ""The writer has done a careful, scholarly and sensitive and very positive and fair study of African religion, with particular reference to the individual and community. Theo Sundermeier lets Africa speak for itself and on its own terms and in its own categories. The concluding chapter is a necessary reading for all who would be on mission, who would seek to live the ecumenical imperative and care to ensure that the pursuit of a religion does not result in dehumanization and degradation and marginalization of the other person."" Rev. Canon Prof. John S. Pobee, World Council of Churches, Geneva/Switzerland ""This book treats the subject of African religions in a creative and interesting way emphasizing that these religions are genuine, authentic expressions of religiosity on a par with other religions including the so-called world religions. The author provides an excellent account of the nature interdependence between individual, community, society and the natural order, an interdependence which these religions symbolize and express in ritual and belief. Likewise the essentially personal nature of power as conceived in African culture is thoughfully and interestingly analysed. There are many other thought provoking ideas and interpretations in this volume including the deconstruction of the commonly held notions of the distinction between witchcraft and magic. This is a most worthwhile contribution to the study of Africa's traditional religions and I am convinced all those with an interest in Africa who read it will gain much therefrom"". Professor Peter B Clarke, Professor of the History and Sociology of Religion in the University of London at King's College, and formerly Professor of African History at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Theo Sundermeier is Professor of the History of Religion and Missiology at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg. translated by Elaine Griffiths, Eleanor Jackson "

Author : Carolyn M. Jones Medine,Ibigbolade S. Aderibigbe,Hans D Seibel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137498052

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Contemporary Perspectives on Religions in Africa and the African Diaspora by Carolyn M. Jones Medine,Ibigbolade S. Aderibigbe,Hans D Seibel Pdf

Contemporary Perspectives on Religions in Africa and the African Diaspora explores African derived religions in a globalized world. The volume focuses on the continent, on African identity in globalization, and on African religion in cultural change.

Author : Christina Landman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021680686

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Digging Up Our Foremothers by Christina Landman Pdf

Stories of white and black religious women in Africa are told in a narrative fashion. Methodological essays are included which look critically at the question whether faith has two genders. Methods are offered on how to free women's historiography from the gender trap. However, this book does not offer gender and religion as the only two categories for interpreting the stories of religious women. Communicative skills, intelligence and physical adaptability are but a few of the aspects of being female and religious which are explore.

Author : Grace L. Chavis Butler
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing Company
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : IND:30000053031377

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Africa by Grace L. Chavis Butler Pdf

Author : Ursula King
Publisher : Paragon House Publishers
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015014229630

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Women in the World's Religions, Past and Present by Ursula King Pdf

This major collection of essays makes a new contribution to the role and image of women in the different world religions. Many new perceptions are revealed in this provocative collection, including insights into women in African traditional religions, in evangelical Christianity, and in new religious movements, which focus on some of todays fundamental questions: Are women hindered or encouraged to give full expression to their religious experience? How far do the different religious traditions draw on feminine symbols in speaking about ultimate reality? To what extent do women take part in ritual and religious practices or hold positions of authority? What is the actual religious experience of women, and how do women choose to follow a religious life?