01455nam a22001817a 4500999001700000020001800017082001000035100004700045245006700092250000800159260004400167300003400211505003600245520070400281650011800985942000701103952016301110  c62299d62299  a9780199790586  a299.6  aOlupona, Jacob K. (Jacob Kẹhinde), 1951-  aAfrican Religions : A Very Short IntroductioncJacob K Olupona  a1st  aNew YorkbOxford University Pressc2014  axxiv, 152 Pagesb17X11 cmbPB  aInclude Illustrations and Index  aWhat are African religions? African Religions: A Very Short Introduction answers this question by examining primarily indigenous religious traditions on the African continent, as well as exploring Christianity and Islam. It focuses on the diversity of ethnic groups, languages, cultures, and worldviews, emphasizing the continent's regional diversity. Olupona examines a wide range of African religious traditions on their own terms and in their social, cultural, and political contexts. For example, the book moves beyond ethnographic descriptions and interpretations of core beliefs and practices to look at how African religion has engaged issues of socioeconomic development and power relations.  aAfrica -- Religion.aAfrica -- Religious life and customs.aReligion and culture -- Africa.areligious traditions  cBK  0010406299_600000000000000_O529A_2014708NFIC960701aGPLbGPLcGENd2020-08-21eCRV/160/GPLMg1308.00o299.6 O529A 2014p64950r2020-08-21w2020-08-21yBK