Contemporary perspectives on religions in Africa and the African diaspora /
edited by Ibigbolade S. Aderibigbe and Carolyn M. Jones Medine.
- 1 online resource (297 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Religious traditions in Africa: an overview of origins, basic beliefs and practices / Modern trends in the teaching of African religion in the 21st century: conceptual decolonization / African religion in 21st century and the search for philosophical relevance / African religious movements and pentecostalism: the model of Ijo-Orunmila, Ato / African religion and health care delivery in Africa / Some ethical reflections on African indigenous religion and Christianity / Christianity in contemporary African religious space / Islam in contemporary African society / African derived religions in diaspora: an overview / Art and music in African derived diaspora religions / Sojourner Truth, hybrid identity, and multi-vocal text / Womanist spirituality: legacies of freedom / Initiation and possession in Santeria, Candomble, and Voudou / Mythology of rituals and sacrifices in African-derived diaspora religions / Socio-religious agencies of Santeria religions in the United States of America / Modern legal issues in the practice of African diaspora religions / African initiated churches and African immigrants in the United States: a model in the Redeemed Christian Church of God, North America (RCCGNA) / Islamic communities in the United States: issues of religion and political identity / Ibigbolade S. Aderibigbe -- Rotimi Williams Omotoye -- Francis Adewale Olajide -- Oguntola Oye-Laguda -- Kelvin Onongha -- Rotimi Williams Omotoye -- Pius Oyeniran Abioje -- R. Ibrahim Adebayo -- M. I. Oguntoyinbo-Atere -- Adeoluwa Okunade -- Carolyn M. Jones Medine -- Melanie L. Harris -- Umesh Patel -- Osei A. Mensah -- Robert Y. Owusu -- Danielle Boaz -- African religious systems in the context of world religions: challenges for the American scholars / Maha Marouan -- Ibigbolade Aderibigbe -- Yushau Sodiq.