Description:The concept of Eschatology is usually explained from the perspective of "end times" in relation to either the human individual or and the cosmos. Within these contexts, the primary interests, particularly with regard to human eschatology, have centered on the questions of death, afterlife, immortality, destiny, judgment, reward and punishment, and the final destination or eternal "home" of humans. Contextualizing Eschatology in African Religious and Cultural Beliefs, addresses the African consciousness and nuances of Eschatological beliefs as part and parcel of the holistic African Indigenous world views within the context of the peoples traditional heritage. It explores the characteristic nature, the modes, the process as well as the dynamics associated with the various features culminating the functional expression of the "reality" of Eschatological beliefs demonstrated in varied but fundamentally the same subject matter of practices among different African ethnic groups. It also discusses the influences of other religious traditions, particularly Christianity and Islam on contemporary African Eschatological and their attendant consequences.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Contextualizing Eschatology in African Cultural and Religious Beliefs (Routledge Studies on Religion in Africa and the Diaspora). To get started finding Contextualizing Eschatology in African Cultural and Religious Beliefs (Routledge Studies on Religion in Africa and the Diaspora), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Contextualizing Eschatology in African Cultural and Religious Beliefs (Routledge Studies on Religion in Africa and the Diaspora)
Description: The concept of Eschatology is usually explained from the perspective of "end times" in relation to either the human individual or and the cosmos. Within these contexts, the primary interests, particularly with regard to human eschatology, have centered on the questions of death, afterlife, immortality, destiny, judgment, reward and punishment, and the final destination or eternal "home" of humans. Contextualizing Eschatology in African Religious and Cultural Beliefs, addresses the African consciousness and nuances of Eschatological beliefs as part and parcel of the holistic African Indigenous world views within the context of the peoples traditional heritage. It explores the characteristic nature, the modes, the process as well as the dynamics associated with the various features culminating the functional expression of the "reality" of Eschatological beliefs demonstrated in varied but fundamentally the same subject matter of practices among different African ethnic groups. It also discusses the influences of other religious traditions, particularly Christianity and Islam on contemporary African Eschatological and their attendant consequences.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Contextualizing Eschatology in African Cultural and Religious Beliefs (Routledge Studies on Religion in Africa and the Diaspora). To get started finding Contextualizing Eschatology in African Cultural and Religious Beliefs (Routledge Studies on Religion in Africa and the Diaspora), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.