Ibigbolade S. Aderibigbe

Contextualizing Eschatology in African Cultural and Religious Beliefs

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Produktbeschreibung

Contextualizing Eschatology in African Cultural and Religious Beliefs addresses the African consciousness and nuances of eschatological beliefs as part and parcel of the holistic African Indigenous world views within the context of the peoples traditional heritage.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 134
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 373g
• ISBN-13: 9781138491434
• ISBN-10: 1138491438
• Artikelnr.: 57940789

Autorenporträt

Ibigbolade S. Aderibigbe is a Professor of Religion at The University of Georgia, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introductory: Universal concepts of Eschatology- Definitions,
Developmental Explanations and Beliefs in Major Religious Traditions 2.
Eschatology in African Cultural and Religious Worldviews-General Overview
3. Cosmological and Ontological Prelude to African Eschatology - The
Dynamics of Creation and Nature of the Universe and Humans. 4. Human
Nature, Rites of Passage, Death and Funeral Rites - "Gate-ways" to African
Eschatological Beliefs and Practices 5. The After Life, Ancestral Cult and
African Eschatology 6. Reincarnation and African Eschatological Paradigms
7. End Times- Of Final Judgment and End of Cosmos in African Eschatological
Prism 8. Contemporary Influences, Future of African Concept of Eschatology
and Conclusion