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African Spirituality: On Becoming Ancestors

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Manufacturer: Africa World Press
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Focusing on the Akan people in Ghana as a resource for examining the overall conception of human development, this study is the first of its kind to concentrate on specific developmental processes of an African people from the ancestral world to the mundane and back to the ancestral world. From their beliefs concerning reincarnation, conception, birth, education, ethical existence and generativity, eldership, and death, the Akan people have developed a sequence of culturally defined life stage. This paradigm is predicated on a theory of personality that has its ontological basis in God (Nana Nyame) and the primordial woman and her children that formed the original matrilineal community, the ebusua. This structural model utilizes myths and concepts, rites, dreams, and elements that form the basis for human development among the Akan people. Applying the work of Erik Erikson and James Fowler, the author examines the vast, systematized, and holistic Akan concept of personality.


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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 299.683385
EAN: 9780865435537
ISBN: 0865435537
Label: Africa World Press
Manufacturer: Africa World Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 194
Publication Date: 1997-03
Publisher: Africa World Press
Studio: Africa World Press


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• Metu Neter Vol. 1: The Great Oracle of Tehuti and the Egyptian System of Spiritual Cultivation
• Metu Neter Vol. 2: Anuk Ausar, The Kamitic Initiation System


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Summary: African Spirtuality
Comment: Very nice book. Borrowed it from the library and was able to read and understand the book. I plan on renewing the book so I can read over some parts again.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very Informative
Comment: I wanted to learn something about the traditional beliefs of the Akan people so I ordered this book. It was very readable and very informative. What interested me the most was that the author used structures developed by Fowler and Erikson. Since these two are foundational in the study of western faith and personality development, I felt right at home, even though the destination of the book was halfway around the globe. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in a "first book" about this subject.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Quick and infomative
Comment: I found this book a very quick read, but incredibly insightful especially with regards to the reasons behind the traditions described. It delves into the consciousness in a personal yet impartial way, which I appreciated.
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Summary: A real life review of African Spirituality by an Africian
Comment: This book is written by an African who was educated in the US -- rec'd his PhD from Emory U. This is real look at real life in Ghana among the Ashanti and their view of life and death. This book is the result of Dr. Donkor's research for his PhD. This text is suitable for classroom and research purposes or for those who would like to find about their African roots.

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