African religion defined [ a systematic study of ancestor worship among the Akan

African religion defined [ a systematic study of ancestor worship among the Akan

African religion is ancestor worship; that is, funeral preparations, burial of the dead with ceremony and pomp, belief in eternal existence of souls of the dead as ancestors, periodic remembrance of ancestors, and belief that they influence the affairs of their living descendants. Whether called Akw...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ephirim-Donkor, Anthony (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America , c2010
Subjects:
Akan (African people) > Religion
Ancestor worship > Côte d'Ivoire
Ancestor worship > Ghana
Côte d'Ivoire > Religious life and customs
Ghana > Religious life and customs
Online Access:IG Publishing

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