The Wiley-Blackwell Companion To African Religions

The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions

The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions bringstogether a team of international scholars to create a single-volumeresource on the religious beliefs and practices of the peoples inAfrica.

• Offers broad coverage of issues relating to African religions,considering experiences in indigenous, Christian, and Islamictraditions across the continent
• Contributors are from a variety of fields, ensuring the volumeoffers multidisciplinary perspectives
• Explores methodological approaches to religion fromanthropological, philosophical, and historical perspectives
• Provides insights into the historical developments in Africanreligions, as well as contemporary issues such as the developmentof African-initiated churches, neo traditional religions, andPentecostalism
• Discusses important topics at the intersection of culture andreligion in Africa, including the arts, health, politics,globalization, gender relations, and the economy