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Author : Raymond Nkululeko Maseko
Release : 2008-02-01
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Book Rating : 136/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis African Culture, Customs and Beliefs (Why They Work for Me) by : Raymond Nkululeko Maseko
Download or read book African Culture, Customs and Beliefs (Why They Work for Me) written by Raymond Nkululeko Maseko. This book was released on 2008-02-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joseph Mbele
Release : 2005
Genre : Education
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Book Rating : 41X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Africans and Americans: Embracing Cultural Differences by : Joseph Mbele
Download or read book Africans and Americans: Embracing Cultural Differences written by Joseph Mbele. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses differences between African and American culture, to help prevent cultural miscommunications which might poison or ruin relationships between Africans and Americans. I am lucky to have lived in both Africa and America, and I feel priviledged and obliged to share my views and experiences with others.
Author : Edward Wilmot Blyden
Release : 1994
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 430/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis African Life and Customs by : Edward Wilmot Blyden
Download or read book African Life and Customs written by Edward Wilmot Blyden. This book was released on 1994. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In African Life and Customs, Blyden examined the culture of "pure" Africans-- those untouched by European and Asiatic influences. He identified the family as the basic unit in African society and polygamy as the foundation of African families. He described African social systems as cooperative; everyone worked for each other. No one went without work, food, or clothing. Blyden challenged white racial theorists who held Africans were inferior and whose arguments supported their preconceived ideas. He assumed Africans to be "distinct" rather than inferior, and he analyzed African culture within the context of African social experiences.
Author : Jacob K. Olupona
Release : 2014
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 582/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis African Religions by : Jacob K. Olupona
Download or read book African Religions written by Jacob K. Olupona. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book connects traditional religions to the thriving religious activity in Africa today.
Author : Lucie Pradel
Release : 2000
Genre : Afro-Caribbean cults
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Book Rating : 036/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis African Beliefs in the New World by : Lucie Pradel
Download or read book African Beliefs in the New World written by Lucie Pradel. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like a kaleidoscope, the Caribbean world displays the vibrant colors of its diversity. Ethnic groups from four continents brought their customs and beliefs to this New World. The sheer number of African people brought to the Caribbean islands perpetuated through their spiritual vitality, the central role played by traditional religions in African life. Though they hadn't brought along the material support of their worship, they had buried in their memory other essential supports: memories of gods, of myths, rites, rhythms, tales, legends, proverbs, songs, dances, sculptures, all the fundamental vectors of their religious thought. Through a process of secularization, continuity, adaptation, creation, syncretism and synthesis, these elements helped vitalize the artistic, profane and sacred domains of Caribbean cultures.
