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: ...
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  • African philosophy is a disputed term, used in different ways by different ... Surveys of the beliefs of hundreds of African peoples have shown that ...
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  • life of a culture. He also recognized that African culture was as significant ... showed enthusiasm toward the collecting of African artifacts. By young adulthood ...
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  • tend to generalize "traditional" African art, the continent is full ... Often, African art production has been related to ritual or tribal ...
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  • 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926) was a famous African American aviator. She became ... that French women were better than African-American women because French ...
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  • Bissau, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Central African Republic, Ghana, Chad, Liberia ... role in politics, economics, and religion throughout Western Africa ...
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  • located in the westernmost region of the African continent. It is considered ... are members of Economic Community of West African States, except for Mauritania: ...
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  • , is a traditional African concept. The word ubuntu comes from the ... in Zimbabwe is similar to that of other African cultures. In Kinyarwanda ...
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  • Southern Africa, and formerly of the Central African Federation ... regions: the eastern portion of the African continent that includes ...
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  • as Middle Africa, defines a portion of the African continent south of the Sahara ... *Central African Republic *Chad *Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
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  • take part in the movement initiated by the African Colonization Society. He ... Liberian nation. Bridging European and African ideals was a goal on which ...
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  • fact not the Pope but an otherwise unknown African martyr. ... Category:philosophy and religion Category:religion Category:religious ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • #039;s foot originates in the system of African-American folk magic known ... traders and owners to describe traditional African folk practices. Hoodoo is ...
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  • main_interests = Democracy, Race, Philosophy of religion, Ethics| ... Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an African American scholar ...
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  • in spiritual matters. The third pope of African origin, Gelasius had worked ... century, lists Gelasius as natione Afer (African). Some have asserted that ...
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  • in the doctrines and sacraments of the Christian religion. ... and called for the practice of religion to be socially aware. It ...
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  • as the Lunda Empire was a pre-colonial African confederation of states ... chiefs enjoyed considerable autonomy, the religion honored those who cared ...
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  • and providing equal opportunities for African-Americans. Ovington's ... During her investigations, she met W.E.B. Du Bois, an African-American ...
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  • lifestyle and unwavering faith in her religion. She traveled around the ... the Amanda Smith Orphans' Home for African-American children in a suburb ...
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