New Trends and Developments in African Religions (Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies: Contemporary Black Poets

New Trends and Developments in African Religions (Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies: Contemporary Black PoetsAfrican religions, as well as those religions that derive much of their cosmology, beliefs, and rituals from African religions, are becoming more international in scope and appeal. Yet they continue to be viewed either as indiscriminately adaptable or as static traditions. Neither view suggests much spiritual or psychological value outside their original milieu when compared with the so called world religions. The chapters in this volume focus on

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