Dr. Bunseki is a major specialist on the Bantu-Kongo civilization and one of Africa's great scholars of religion. He is also a devout follower of the Kongo spiritual path. The book investigates Bantu-Kongo religious and philosophical beliefs, as well as legal and criminal conceptions. It gives readers an insight of the Bantu-Kongo religious rituals' personal-social organization and cosmic significance. It…
Gerald Massey's first two Egyptology series flipped conventional wisdom on its head, arguing that Egypt not only founded human civilization, but that Egyptian mythology formed the foundation for Jewish and Christian beliefs. Ancient Egypt: The Light of the World is Massey's crown treasure, the culmination of his years of scholarly effort. Massey, ever the intrepid escort, leads a tour through…
A native of St. Thomas, West Indies, Edward Wilmot Blyden (1832-1912) lived most of his life on the African continent. He was an accomplished educator, linguist, writer and world traveller, who strongly defended the unique character of Africa and its people. Christianity, Islam and the Negro Race is an essential collection of his writings on race, culture, and the African…
In his widely acclaimed survey, John Mbiti sheds light on the survival and prosperity of African Religion in different historical, geographical, sociological, cultural, and physical environments. He presents a constellation of African worldviews, beliefs in God, use of symbols, valued traditions, and practices that have taken root with African peoples throughout the vast continent. Mbiti's accessible writing style sympathetically portrays…
Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens teaches you how to honor and nurture the characteristics of these goddesses, allowing you to draw on their abilities to strengthen your own life. The book includes magical spells, rituals, potions, astrological correspondences, sacred gifts, and much more, in addition to a guided tour of the important goddesses of African religious traditions.
Baba Ifa Karade gives an easy-to-understand summary of the Yoruba faith in this introductory book. He outlines 16 orisha and demonstrates how to engage with divination, how to use the chakras to integrate Yoruba teachings, and how to build a sacred site of worship. To commemorate the orisha and egun, there are prayers, dances, songs, offerings, and sacrifices. Illustrations, graphs,…
Examines religion as a tool of resistance. Specifically analyzes the role of religion in maintaining the identity of Blacks in North America and the Caribbean.
This book examines the relationship between Ubuntu and the idea of personhood. Ubuntu in its broadest sense is rooted in the belief that the full development of personhood comes with shared identity and the idea that an individual’s humanity is fostered in a network of relationships: I am because you are; we are because you are. The chapters in this…
