African religions & philosophy / (Record no. 7354)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 0435895915
Terms of availability TZs.40000/-
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency MUL
Language of cataloging eng
Description conventions AACR
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 299.9 MBI
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Personal name Mbiti, John S.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title African religions & philosophy /
Statement of responsibility, etc John S. Mbiti.
250 ## - Edition Statement
Edition statement 2nd rev.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication Oxford ;
-- Portsmouth, N.H. :
Name of publisher Heinemann,
Year of publication c1990.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages xiv, 288 p. :
Other physical details map ;
Dimensions 22 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-278) and index.
505 ## - Formatted Contents
Formatted contents note Preface x <br/> 1. INTRODUCTION<br/> 1 (5)<br/> 2. THE STUDY OF AFRICAN RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHY<br/> 6 (9)<br/> [a] The early Western approaches and attitudes<br/> 6 (4)<br/> [b] Intermediate and current studies<br/> 10 (5)<br/> 3. THE CONCEPT OF TIME AS A KEY TO THE UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETATION OF AFRICAN RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHY<br/> 15 (14)<br/> [a] Potential time and actual time<br/> 16 (1)<br/> [b] Time reckoning and chronology<br/> 17 (4)<br/> [c] The concept of past, present and future<br/> 21 (1)<br/> [d] The concept of history and pre-history<br/> 22 (2)<br/> [e] The concept of human life in relation to time<br/> 24 (1)<br/> [f] Death and immortality<br/> 24 (2)<br/> [g] Space and time<br/> 26 (1)<br/> [h] Discovering or extending the future dimension of time<br/> 27 (2)<br/> 4. THE NATURE OF GOD<br/> 29 (10)<br/> [a] The eternal and intrinsic attributes of God<br/> 30 (4)<br/> [b] The moral attributes of God<br/> 34 (5)<br/> 5. THE WORKS OF GOD<br/> 39 (9)<br/> [a] Creation<br/> 39 (2)<br/> [b] Providence and sustenance<br/> 41 (2)<br/> [c] God and afflictions<br/> 43 (2)<br/> [d] The governing work of God<br/> 45 (2)<br/> [e] God and human history<br/> 47 (1)<br/> 6. GOD AND NATURE<br/> 48 (10)<br/> [a] Anthropomorphic attributes of God<br/> 48 (2)<br/> [b] God, animals and plants<br/> 50 (1)<br/> [c] God, natural objects and phenomena<br/> 51 (7)<br/> 7. THE WORSHIP OF GOD<br/> 58 (16)<br/> [a] Sacrifices and offerings<br/> 58 (3)<br/> [b] Prayers, invocations, blessings and salutations<br/> 61 (5)<br/> [c] Miscellaneous other acts and expressions of worship<br/> 66 (1)<br/> [d] Religious intermediaries<br/> 67 (4)<br/> [e] Occasion and place of worship<br/> 71 (3)<br/> 8. SPIRITUAL BEINGS, SPIRITS AND THE LIVING-DEAD<br/> 74 (16)<br/> [a] Divinities and God's associates<br/> 74 (3)<br/> [b] Spirits<br/> 77 (4)<br/> [c] The living-dead<br/> 81 (9)<br/> 9. THE CREATION AND ORIGINAL STATE OF MAN<br/> 90 (8)<br/> [a] The creation and origin of man<br/> 90 (3)<br/> [b] The original state of man, and God's provision for him<br/> 93 (1)<br/> [c] The separation between God and man<br/> 94 (4)<br/> 10. ETHNIC GROUPS, KINSHIP AND THE INDIVIDUAL<br/> 98 (9)<br/> [a] The tribes, nations or peoples of Africa<br/> 98 (4)<br/> [b] Kinship<br/> 102 (2)<br/> [c] The family, the household and the individual<br/> 104 (3)<br/> 11. BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD<br/> 107 (11)<br/> [a] Pregnancy<br/> 107 (2)<br/> [b] The actual birth<br/> 109 (6)<br/> [c] The naming and nursing of children<br/> 115 (3)<br/> 12. INITIATION AND PUBERTY RITES<br/> 118 (12)<br/> [a] Akamba initiation rites<br/> 119 (4)<br/> [b] Maasai initiation rites<br/> 123 (1)<br/> [c] Nandi female initiation rites<br/> 124 (3)<br/> [d] Ndebele puberty rites<br/> 127 (3)<br/> 13. MARRIAGE AND PROCREATION<br/> 130 (15)<br/> [a] Preparation for marriage and procreation<br/> 131 (1)<br/> [b] Choosing the marriage partner<br/> 132 (2)<br/> [c] Betrothal and courtship<br/> 134 (1)<br/> [d] The wedding ceremony<br/> 135 (3)<br/> [e] `Polygamy' and inheriting wives or husbands<br/> 138 (3)<br/> [f] Divorce and separation<br/> 141 (1)<br/> [g] The place and use of sex in married life<br/> 142 (3)<br/> 14. DEATH AND THE HEREAFTER<br/> 145 (17)<br/> [a] Death among the Ndebele<br/> 145 (3)<br/> [b] Death among the Abaluyia<br/> 148 (3)<br/> [c] The causes and meaning of death<br/> 151 (4)<br/> [d] The hereafter<br/> 155 (2)<br/> [e] The destiny of the soul<br/> 157 (5)<br/> 15. SPECIALISTS: MEDICINE-MEN, RAINMAKERS, KINGS AND PRIESTS<br/> 162 (27)<br/> [a] The medicine-men<br/> 162 (5)<br/> [b] Mediums and diviners<br/> 167 (7)<br/> [c] Rainmakers<br/> 174 (3)<br/> [d] Kings, queens and rulers<br/> 177 (5)<br/> [e] Priests, prophets and religious founders<br/> 182 (7)<br/> 16. MYSTICAL POWER, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT AND SORCERY<br/> 189 (10)<br/> 17. THE CONCEPTS OF EVIL, ETHICS AND JUSTICE<br/> 199 (12)<br/> [a] The origin and nature of evil<br/> 199 (6)<br/> [b] Restitution and punishment<br/> 205 (2)<br/> [c] Summary and conclusion<br/> 207 (4)<br/> 18. CHANGING MAN AND HIS PROBLEMS<br/> 211 (12)<br/> [a] The causes of this rapid change<br/> 211 (2)<br/> [b] The nature of this change<br/> 213 (3)<br/> [c] Problems of the rapid change<br/> 216 (7)<br/> 19. CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM AND OTHER RELIGIONS IN AFRICA<br/> 223 (33)<br/> [a] Christianity in Africa<br/> 223 (13)<br/> [b] Islam in Africa<br/> 236 (12)<br/> [c] Other religious traditions in Africa<br/> 248 (8)<br/> 20. THE SEARCH FOR NEW VALUES, IDENTITY AND SECURITY<br/> 256 (16)<br/> [a] The religious claim<br/> 256 (4)<br/> [b] The ideological claim<br/> 260 (5)<br/> [c] Conclusion: Religion in the African Dilemma<br/> 265 (7)<br/>SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 272 (5)<br/>APPENDIX: SUPPLEMENTARY SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 277 (2)<br/>INDEXES 279 <br/> Map and list of African peoples mentioned in the book<br/> frontispie
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Philosophy, African.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Religion
Geographic subdivision Africa Sub-Saharan
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