Search results for "African religion" - New World Encyclopedia
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- famous book, Oedipus and Job in West African Religion (1959), fused his two ... *Fortes, Meyer. 1959. Oedipus and Job in West African Religion. Cambridge: ...8 KB (1,075 words) - 16:31, 9 November 2022
- African philosophy is a disputed term, used in different ways by different ... Surveys of the beliefs of hundreds of African peoples have shown that ...20 KB (3,143 words) - 06:07, 16 June 2023
- life of a culture. He also recognized that African culture was as significant ... showed enthusiasm toward the collecting of African artifacts. By young adulthood ...10 KB (1,463 words) - 07:46, 6 March 2023
- tend to generalize "traditional" African art, the continent is full ... Often, African art production has been related to ritual or tribal ...17 KB (2,544 words) - 06:05, 16 June 2023
- 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926) was a famous African American aviator. She became ... that French women were better than African-American women because French ...9 KB (1,369 words) - 17:27, 29 September 2023
- Bissau, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Central African Republic, Ghana, Chad, Liberia ... role in politics, economics, and religion throughout Western Africa ...12 KB (1,741 words) - 14:26, 3 December 2023
- located in the westernmost region of the African continent. It is considered ... are members of Economic Community of West African States, except for Mauritania: ...17 KB (2,568 words) - 17:17, 4 May 2023
- , is a traditional African concept. The word ubuntu comes from the ... in Zimbabwe is similar to that of other African cultures. In Kinyarwanda ...14 KB (2,195 words) - 01:24, 3 May 2023
- Southern Africa, and formerly of the Central African Federation ... regions: the eastern portion of the African continent that includes ...13 KB (1,820 words) - 17:39, 12 February 2024
- as Middle Africa, defines a portion of the African continent south of the Sahara ... *Central African Republic *Chad *Democratic Republic of the Congo ...16 KB (2,498 words) - 23:51, 3 December 2023
- fact not the Pope but an otherwise unknown African martyr. ... Category:philosophy and religion Category:religion Category:religious ...4 KB (637 words) - 11:50, 13 February 2022
- take part in the movement initiated by the African Colonization Society. He ... Liberian nation. Bridging European and African ideals was a goal on which ...15 KB (2,161 words) - 07:38, 27 February 2023
- although it sometimes sided with other African states, particularly on ... S., the greatest level of U.S. aid to any African country on a per capita ...9 KB (1,372 words) - 20:43, 13 May 2023
- #039;s foot originates in the system of African-American folk magic known ... traders and owners to describe traditional African folk practices. Hoodoo is ...12 KB (1,865 words) - 00:08, 15 April 2023
- main_interests = Democracy, Race, Philosophy of religion, Ethics| ... Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an African American scholar ...19 KB (2,834 words) - 03:31, 8 January 2024
- in the doctrines and sacraments of the Christian religion. ... and called for the practice of religion to be socially aware. It ...14 KB (2,040 words) - 21:44, 30 January 2023
- in spiritual matters. The third pope of African origin, Gelasius had worked ... century, lists Gelasius as natione Afer (African). Some have asserted that ...12 KB (1,830 words) - 06:35, 18 April 2024
- as the Lunda Empire was a pre-colonial African confederation of states ... chiefs enjoyed considerable autonomy, the religion honored those who cared ...16 KB (2,448 words) - 03:03, 5 November 2022
- and providing equal opportunities for African-Americans. Ovington's ... During her investigations, she met W.E.B. Du Bois, an African-American ...10 KB (1,387 words) - 16:15, 7 November 2022
- lifestyle and unwavering faith in her religion. She traveled around the ... the Amanda Smith Orphans' Home for African-American children in a suburb ...7 KB (1,128 words) - 02:38, 24 July 2023
- the year, an unusual occurrence on the African continent. ... the Greeks, who sought the riches of the African continent by forming a relationship ...12 KB (1,812 words) - 14:19, 7 February 2024
- (genus Elephas), whereas the modern African elephants (genus Loxodon ... structure was probably the same as that of African and Asian elephants, with ...14 KB (2,035 words) - 06:41, 5 November 2022
- beliefs, that over time became a unique religion in its own right. Properly ... popular among the descendants of West African slaves. In the early eighteenth ...19 KB (3,085 words) - 03:21, 23 December 2022
- he gained a master’s degree in Indian religion and philosophy from Banares ... he obtained a job building the boat named African Queen for the famous movie ...12 KB (1,900 words) - 22:31, 7 January 2024
- used by followers of the Zoroastrian religion in their rituals surrounding ... At one time, the most widely practiced religion in the world, Zoroastrianism ...11 KB (1,659 words) - 04:48, 1 May 2023
- The Oyo Empire was a large West African empire founded in approximately ... wealth gained from trade with both its African neighbors as well as European ...14 KB (2,197 words) - 16:50, 11 September 2023
- Found in the mythology, folklore, and religion of virtually all world ... Modern African American literary criticism has turned the trickster ...19 KB (2,802 words) - 16:52, 2 May 2023
- political structures, family life, and religion. His emphasis has been on ... economy. In 1960, he wrote his famous The Religion of Java, and throughout ...9 KB (1,225 words) - 22:06, 7 January 2024
- around a shared ethnic background, religion, occupation, geographical ... of the Tang Dynasty in China and among African-Americans during the post ...12 KB (1,802 words) - 06:44, 15 April 2024
- of the West Area Computers, the first African-American woman to supervise ... history Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped ...15 KB (2,076 words) - 17:29, 30 January 2024
- was the leader and founder of the Zimbabwe African People's Union from ... election, Mugabe and the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) took ...18 KB (2,733 words) - 07:40, 27 February 2023
- and a half. It represents a pre-colonial African polity that flourished before ... === Religion === The religion of the Mutapa kingdom revolved around ...16 KB (2,420 words) - 23:43, 21 October 2023
- Sub-Saharan Africa is the term used to describe the area of the African ... central to the political economy of many African countries and the region ...18 KB (2,657 words) - 21:07, 26 February 2023
- * Archibald, Chestina Mitchell. Say Amen: The African-American Family ... Category: Philosophy and religion Category: Religion 109307843 ...6 KB (852 words) - 02:50, 24 July 2023
- as an Asian person marrying a person of African descent). Views towards ... group. Whether that group is defined by religion, race, or other difference ...21 KB (3,227 words) - 12:55, 7 February 2023
- Madam C. J. Walker (December 23, 1867 - May 25, 1919), was an African ... She was instrumental as a role model for African-Americans, especially women ...18 KB (2,870 words) - 10:48, 9 March 2023
- 9, 1731 – October 9, 1806) was a free African American mathematician, ... West Africa, and Mary Banneky, of English-African descent. Mary was the second ...14 KB (2,221 words) - 09:16, 27 September 2023
- on Schism and Continuity in an African Society: A Study of Ndembu ... R. Kenan Professor of Anthropology and Religion. He also became a member ...16 KB (2,369 words) - 20:08, 3 May 2023
- many of the practices of Egyptian religion and language. Budge's ... today for his works on Egyptian religion and his hieroglyphic primers ...13 KB (1,982 words) - 22:08, 3 May 2023
- tenth century. The kingdom adopted the religion of Christianity in the fourth ... The ancient African civilization of Axum flourished for over a thousand ...13 KB (2,015 words) - 07:23, 23 August 2023
- and politically stable nations on the African continent. about 9 miles (15 kilometers) from the South African border. ...17 KB (2,344 words) - 09:18, 4 December 2023
- wealthiest and most modern cities on the African continent, with a high quality ... wealthiest and most modern cities in the African continent, with a high quality ...15 KB (2,198 words) - 07:30, 14 June 2023
- of Cape Town he founded the School of African Life and Language, and developed ... and Grahamstown in South Africa, editing African Systems of Kinship and Marriage ...15 KB (2,175 words) - 18:05, 20 July 2023
- subsequently became a trading center for African slaves. The Cape Verde islands ... partially due to the efforts of the African Party for the Independence ...19 KB (2,758 words) - 19:33, 25 November 2023
- The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in Central Africa ... The Central African Republic that is one of the poorest countries ...29 KB (4,266 words) - 23:52, 3 December 2023
- ====African religion==== discussed without an understanding of African religion and religious practice ...41 KB (6,461 words) - 06:06, 16 June 2023
- racism and the enslavement of people of African ancestry, who were believed ... the exploitation of a ready supply of African labour. This interpretation ...14 KB (2,307 words) - 02:17, 15 January 2023
- quot;Rasta" for short) is a Jamaican religion that accepts Haile Selassie ... Rastafari terms) of those descended from African slaves. It spoke of the ...26 KB (4,200 words) - 17:24, 16 April 2023
- growing congregation rented an abandoned African Methodist Episcopal Church ... view of religion had its roots in African religion" (MacRobert 1988: ...27 KB (3,961 words) - 07:23, 23 November 2022
- of Tibetan Art from the Newark Museum (African, Asian & Oceanic Art ... Category: Philosophy and religion Category: Religion Category:Art ...6 KB (950 words) - 15:07, 30 April 2023
