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008			150323s2015 ncu b 001 0 eng c
010			_a 2015011426
020			_a9780786496075 (softcover : alk. paper)
020			_a9781476620190 (ebook)
040			_aIEN/DLC _beng _cIEN _erda _dDLC
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050	0	0	_aBL2400 _b.T47 2015
100	1		_aThomas, Douglas E.
245	1	0	_aAfrican traditional religion in the modern world / _cDouglas E. Thomas.
250			_aSecond edition.
300			_avii, 282 pages ; _c23 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_tThe sacred role of culture in African religion -- _tAfrican culture and western attitudes toward African religion -- _tAfrican tradition and the culture of religion -- _tAfrican culture and the philosophy of religion -- _tAfrican religion in the New World -- _tTraditional African cultural forms in the Caribbean.
520			_a"The religious experiences of black people throughout the Americas are also covered. The author finds cosmology, symbolism and rituals of Yoruba culture to be the fundamental bases of African traditional religion, and draws similarities between the oral and written literature of West Africans and that of New World practitioners. The influence of Islam and Christianity is also discussed"--Provided by publisher.
650		0	_aChristianity _xInfluence.
650		0	_aIslam _xInfluence.
651		0	_aAfrica _xReligion.
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