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Book Synopsis Olorun's Vessel: Defender of the Bloodline by : Davie LUX
Download or read book Olorun's Vessel: Defender of the Bloodline written by Davie LUX and published by Davie Lux. This book was released on 2024-07-11 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Defender of the Bloodline" follows the courageous journey of Nella, a young girl in Haiti who bravely stands up against the injustices of slave trading in her community. Faced with the harsh realities of her world, Nella must navigate the complexities of her own emerging powers and her desire to help those trapped in slavery. This captivating tale explores themes of strength, morality, and the transformative power of one person's resolve to create change.
Book Synopsis The Symbolism and Communicative Contents of Dreadlocks in Yorubaland by : Augustine Agwuele
Download or read book The Symbolism and Communicative Contents of Dreadlocks in Yorubaland written by Augustine Agwuele and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-13 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an interpretation of Yoruba people’s affective responses to an adult Yoruba male with a ‘deviant’ hairstyle. The work, which views hairstyles as a form of symbolic communicative signal that encodes messages that are perceived and interpreted within a culture, provides an ontological and epistemological interpretation of Yoruba beliefs regarding dreadlocks with real-life illustrations of their treatment of an adult male with what they term irun were (insane person’s hairdo). Based on experiential observations as well as socio-cultural and linguistic analyses, the book explores the dynamism of Yoruba worldview regarding head-hair within contemporary belief systems and discusses some of the factors that assure its continuity. It concludes with a cross-cultural comparison of the perceptions of dreadlocks, especially between Nigerian Yoruba people an d African American Yoruba practitioners.
Download or read book Stormbringer written by Tai Daniels and published by Paradigm SHIFT Books. This book was released on 2015-11-04 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHE'S COMING. Oya. Mighty orisha of lightning, storms, and change. A formidable African warrior goddess, she entered into an intimate relationship with a human many years ago. Now, a threat to that human's progeny--and Oya's direct lineage--will pit Oya against the other orisha and those who serve them. Violet Davidson lives a relatively normal life as a Development Associate at a local museum in Atlanta, GA. A freak hiking accident brings her to the attention of Oya, the mighty orisha of storms and lightning. As Violet struggles to deal with her newly manifested powers and shocking discoveries about her family history, she finds herself at the forefront of a brewing orisha war. Some have not forgotten the havoc wreaked by The Lost Children, and will not stop until this new threat is dealt with--permanently.
Book Synopsis Sixteen Cowries by : William W. Bascom
Download or read book Sixteen Cowries written by William W. Bascom and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1980-05-22 with total page 799 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ... a landmark in research of African oral traditions."—African Arts ... a significant contribution to the understanding of Yoruba religious belief, magic, and art." —Journal of Religion in Africa Yoruba texts and English translations of a divination system that originated in Nigeria and is widely practiced today by male and female diviners in the diaspora. A landmark edition.
Book Synopsis The World's Religions by : George Thomas Bettany
Download or read book The World's Religions written by George Thomas Bettany and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brief account of Australian and Tasmanian religious beliefs.
Book Synopsis Cultures and Religions by : Rafael Barracuda
Download or read book Cultures and Religions written by Rafael Barracuda and published by Smashwords. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about Cultures, Religions and their ethics in the world, their development and their transition to a world that is becoming more and more one. All kinds of aspects of different cultures are described: The difference between race and culture, modern subcultures like e.g. the Ghotics, and immigration cultures in Europe especially of Muslims. In addition, there is a chapter on paranormal matters considered from a scientific point of view. It also describes Western, Hindu and Chinese numerology and the I Ching. Then there is a chapter on the core of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and other religions. There is a special chapter describing traditional ethnic cultures, of various Indian and African peoples and myths both from Ancient Egypt, the Gilgamesh epic, the King Gesar epic,from Tibet and Mongolia and myths from Korea, Australia and other peoples. .For example, a description of the Book of Giants is included,shedding new light on Genesis, which holds a warning for the future. Then there is a description of a possible rule of life, education and philosphy, which can take place in a globalised world. According to the author, all cultures and religions must change if they are to be part of a future multicultural, multi-religious world that has become one. For this, the bad elements must disappear from all ethnic and other cultures and the good elements must be preserved.
Download or read book Man written by and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book One Cowrie Shell written by Reuben Sparks and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-11-21 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen-year-old Jaiye is an African tribesman who has grown up amid constant warring between his tribe, the Yoruba, and their neighbors. As he curiously watches Yoruba prisoners of war paraded to a slave ship, Jaiye contemplates their future and anxiously awaits his foray into manhood when he will fight in the same battles and marry the woman the village elders have chosen for him. Unfortunately, she is not the same woman Jaiye has chosen for himself. Infatuated with a Yoruba girl named Kembi, Jaiye petitions his high priest father to help him change the elders plans. When his father rejects his offer, Jaiye hatches his own plan to defy his cultures traditions and pursue his fate. When his strategy goes awry, Jaiye is led on a journey across three continents to claim his bride. But when he finally finds her, Kembi gives him unsettling news that sends him on a new path where he witnesses the shocking effects of slavery. When he finally returns home, Jaiye relays an important message to his fellow villagers that proves the difference one child can make on the world. One Cowrie Shell shares the compelling tale of a young Yoruba tribesmans journey during the 1800s to find his one true love and ultimately his purpose. This book intertwines and pushes forth the crucial importance of defiance with tact Ebony Davis, editor
Book Synopsis Spear Masters by : Molefi Kete Asante
Download or read book Spear Masters written by Molefi Kete Asante and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2007 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spear Masters contends that in Africa there exists only one religion with a vast array of "denominations." African religion is expressed in a different way by each of the denominations, which creates confusion for those who believe that there are more than one African religion. Spear Masters presents information about some of the larger and most significant expressions of the sole African religion, so that the reader will understand the relationship between God the creator and the notions of the relationship with the family and community. The term "spear master" relates to the integrity and ethics that had to accompany the maker and user of the spear in ancient African societies. The essence of religion presented in Spear Masters is the deification of one's society and nation, and making sacred the traditions and rituals of the ordinary lives of the people.
Book Synopsis Milk Chocolate Naked Moon by : Joe Okonkwo
Download or read book Milk Chocolate Naked Moon written by Joe Okonkwo and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Okonkwo has produced a volume of poetry that is actually a mosaic of African-American and Gay issues. This riveting collection covers everything from Jazz and sex, to politics and dating; from racism within the Gay community, to black on black racism. There are poems about the journey from depression to wholeness and poems about exuberant gay men flouncing about the streets wearing only silk boxer shorts and argyle socks. This volume has a little of everything including poignant tributes to Jazz greats Ethel Waters and Billie Holiday. Joe Okonkwo fearlessly tackles taboo subjects such as what some African-Americans really think about the ghetto, who really bears the blame for slavery and how expectations the Gay media sets forth affect those who don't—or can't—comply. Milk Chocolate/Naked Moon is exactly what we've been waiting for: an unpredictable, page turning collection of poetry.
Book Synopsis The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa by : A.B. Ellis
Download or read book The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa written by A.B. Ellis and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-03 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa (1894) is an important work of in-depth research into one of the principal indigenous communities of West Africa. The territory of the Yoruba peoples extends over the southern parts of western Nigeria and eastern Dahomey, and this book examines their religion, customs, laws and language, and contains an extensive appendix comparing the Tshi (Oji), Gã, Ewe and Yoruba languages.
Download or read book Strands written by Eric L. Wilson and published by Dramatic Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This collage of monologues, songs and dance speaks of the power of African American manhood, showing the pageantry and epic nature of the story"--Page 4 of cover
Book Synopsis Names Fashioned by Gender by : Thenjiwe Meyiwa
Download or read book Names Fashioned by Gender written by Thenjiwe Meyiwa and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Names are very powerful and significant, especially in the African context. Across societies, there is a universal, albeit taken-for-granted fact that all human beings have names. Names Fashioned by Gender is a collection of essays on onomastics—a linguistics field of study focusing on the origin, form, history and use of proper names. The study of naming potentially provides significant evidence about the role of gender in the assimilation and/or enculturation processes as personal names evoke insight into the construction of gender and personhood in African societies. The book takes intellectual course from the idea that how names are viewed and used is heavily context-dependent and gendered. It demonstrates that personal names are narratives derived from different contexts within various cultures and circumstances subsequently imposing different identities on name bearers. Through persuasive essays, this book elucidates that naming is an activity that needs to be conducted cautiously because names tend to determine the destiny and character of an individual. Print editions not for sale in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of African Religion by : Molefi Kete Asante
Download or read book Encyclopedia of African Religion written by Molefi Kete Asante and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects almost five hundred entries that cover the African response to spirituality, taboos, ethics, sacred space, and objects.
Book Synopsis In the Beginning by : Virginia Hamilton
Download or read book In the Beginning written by Virginia Hamilton and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1988 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated collection of twenty-five myths from various parts of the world explaining the creation of the world.
Book Synopsis Finding Soul on the Path of Orisa by : Tobe Melora Correal
Download or read book Finding Soul on the Path of Orisa written by Tobe Melora Correal and published by Crossing Press. This book was released on 2012-05-16 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the realm of African spiritual pathways, no tradition is so widely embraced and practiced as the West African religion Orisa. Awakened by her own spiritual journey, Tobe Melora Correal, an initiated priestess in the Yoruba-Lukumi branch of Orisa, guides us along this blessed road. FINDING THE SOUL ON THE PATH OF ORISA provides a fresh look at these ancient teachings and emphasizes introspection and inner work over the outward manifestations of Orisa’s practices. Correal debunks misconceptions surrounding the tradition, drawing us into a lushly textured, Earth-centered spiritual system—a compassionate and useful roadmap for revering God.
Book Synopsis Morals in Evolution; by : Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse
Download or read book Morals in Evolution; written by Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
