{"product_id":"the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-african-religions-isbn-9781405196901","title":"The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions\u003c\/i\u003e brings together a team of international scholars to create a single-volume resource on the religious beliefs and practices of the peoples in Africa.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers broad coverage of issues relating to African religions, considering experiences in indigenous, Christian, and Islamic traditions across the continent\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributors are from a variety of fields, ensuring the volume offers multidisciplinary perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores methodological approaches to religion from anthropological, philosophical, and historical perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses important topics at the intersection of culture and religion in Africa, including the arts, health, politics, globalization, gender relations, and the economy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xix\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacob K. Olupona\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElias K. Bongmba\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Methodological Perspectives on African Religions 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Methodological Views on African Religions 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames L. Cox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Philosophy of Religion on African Ways of Believing 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eV.Y. Mudimbe and Susan Mbula Kilonzo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Neo-Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism: Perspectives from the Social Sciences 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJean Comaroff and John L. Comaroff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Divination in Africa 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRené Devisch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Orality, Literature, and African Religions 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan A. Draper and Kenneth Mtata\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 African Rituals 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura S. Grillo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Postcolonial Feminist Perspectives on African Religions 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMusa W. Dube\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Religion and the Environment 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdward P. Antonio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Christianity in Africa: From African Independent to Pentecostal-Charismatic Churches 153\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirgit Meyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Interpreting Religious Pluralism 171\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Neo-traditional Religions 173\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarleen de Witte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Spirit Possession in Africa 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan J. Rasmussen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Christian Missions in Africa 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorman Etherington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Christianity in Africa 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid T. Ngong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Coptic Christianity 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJason R. Zaborowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Ethiopian Orthodox Church 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristine Chaillot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 African Theology 241\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElias K. Bongmba\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Church and Women in Africa 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsabel Apawo Phiri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Feminist Theologies in Africa 269\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarojini Nadar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Church and Reconciliation 279\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTinyiko Maluleke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements in Modern Africa 295\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthews A. Ojo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 African Initiated Churches in the Diaspora 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfe Adogame\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Islam in Africa 323\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYushau Sodiq\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Women in Islam: Between Sufi sm and Reform in Senegal 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePenda Mbow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Islam and Modernity 355\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarmen McCain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Jihad 365\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn H. Hanson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Shari’a in Muslim Africa 377\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Cook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Hinduism in South Africa 389\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eP. Pratap Kumar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Religion, Culture, and Society 399\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Religion and Art in Ile-Ife 401\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuzanne Preston Blier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Sufi Arts: Engaging Islam through Works of Contemporary Art in Senegal 417\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllen F. Roberts and Mary Nooter Roberts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Religion, Health, and the Economy 430\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames R. Cochrane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Religion, Illness, and Healing 443\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Westerlund\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Religion and Politics in Africa 457\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Ellis and Gerrie ter Haar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Religion and Development 466\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteve de Gruchy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Religion, Media, and Confl ict in Africa 483\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRosalind I.J. Hackett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Gospel Music in Africa 489\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDamaris Seleina Parsitau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Religion and Globalization 503\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsonzeh Ukah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Religion and Same Sex Relations in Africa 515\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarc Epprecht\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 529\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 590\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through researchers\/faculty.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e 1 June 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE EDITOR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eELIAS KIFON BONGMBA\u003c\/b\u003e holds the Harry and Hazel Chavanne Chair in Christian Theology and is Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFacing a Pandemic: The African Church and Crisis of AIDS\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eThe Dialectics of Transformation in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), which won the 2007 Frantz Fanon Prize for outstanding work in Caribbean thought, and \u003ci\u003eAfrican Witchcraft and Otherness: A Philosophical and Theological Critique of Intersubjective Relations\u003c\/i\u003e (2001).   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE WILEY-BLACKWELL COMPANION TO AFRICAN RELIGIONS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEDITED BY\u003cbr\u003e Elias Kifon Bongmba\u003c\/b\u003e \t \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollectively, 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.    This timely contribution to the study of African religions will become an indispensable tool and resource for anyone interested in the subject whether in the academy or beyond. The themes and issues are central to the current debate on the status, role and future of religion on the continent and the contributors are all distinguished scholars in the field and experts on their assigned topics.\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJohn W. de Gruchy,\u003c\/b\u003e Emeritus Professor of Christian Studies, University of Cape Town\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990366961893,"sku":"NP9781405196901","price":239.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405196901.jpg?v=1761787535","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-african-religions-isbn-9781405196901","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}