{"product_id":"9781405196901","title":"The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to Religion\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eElias Kifon Bongmba\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Eastern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions\u003c\/i\u003e brings together a team of international scholars to create a single-volume resource on the religious beliefs and practices of the peoples in Africa.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers broad coverage of issues relating to African religions, considering experiences in indigenous, Christian, and Islamic traditions across the continent\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributors are from a variety of fields, ensuring the volume offers multidisciplinary perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores methodological approaches to religion from anthropological, philosophical, and historical perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides insights into the historical developments in African religions, as well as contemporary issues such as the development of African-initiated churches, neo traditional religions, and Pentecostalism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses important topics at the intersection of culture and religion in Africa, including the arts, health, politics, globalization, gender relations, and the economy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE EDITOR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eELIAS KIFON BONGMBA\u003c\/b\u003e holds the Harry and Hazel Chavanne Chair in Christian Theology and is Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFacing a Pandemic: The African Church and Crisis of AIDS\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eThe Dialectics of Transformation in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), which won the 2007 Frantz Fanon Prize for outstanding work in Caribbean thought, and \u003ci\u003eAfrican Witchcraft and Otherness: A Philosophical and Theological Critique of Intersubjective Relations\u003c\/i\u003e (2001). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 May 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405196901\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e632\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e39.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44352073597068,"sku":"9781405196901","price":208.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405196901_113bd66b-4c47-436c-a57d-98a7122fd4b3.jpg?v=1780201199","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405196901","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}