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Scholars have sometimes maintained that the study of the history of African religions is an impossible endeavor. Some have contended that African religions do not have a history unto themselves, apart from their interaction with the newer religious traditions of Islam and Christianity. Others concede that such a history exists, but believe the source materials are insufficient to reconstruct such a history. This book speaks directly to these critics.

In Jezebel Unhinged Tamura Lomax traces the use of the jezebel trope in the Black church and in Black popular culture, showing how it is pivotal to reinforcing men's cultural and institutional power to discipline and define Black girlhood and womanhood. Drawing on writing by medieval thinkers and travelers, Enlightenment theories of race, the commodification of women's bodies under slavery, and the work of Tyler Perry and Bishop T. D. Jakes, Lomax shows how Black women are written into religious and cultural history as sites of sexual deviation.

Welcome to the podcast! Today, we're diving into the fascinating world of magic and mystical powers in African Traditional Religion, or ATR. It's a topic often misunderstood, so let's start with the basics.

Black Religion Books is the official podcast of the African and Diasporic Religious Studies Association (ADRSA) and covers new and classic books -- and occasionally films -- on Black Religions.

A fierce and inspirational guide to Black resistance, resilience, and healing, using the principles of Afro-Indigenous spiritual practices Understanding where you came from is crucial to understand where you are going. The Five Blessings of Ifá explores how Black communities across the diaspora...

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Christians in Africa numbered approximately nine million—by the end, that number had grown to more than 380 million. As the number of Christians continues to grow, African pastors are often overwhelmed and in desperate need of guidance. Drawing from 3 decades of pastoral experience in Zambia, Conrad Mbewe has written a comprehensive handbook specifically for African pastors and church leaders.

A beginner’s guide to an inclusive Hoodoo practice--history, spellwork, folklore, and herbs Hoodoo is a folklore tradition that was created by and for enslaved African Americans in the southern United States. And before there were honey jars, red brick dust, and everything else you may...

What's Your Religious Literacy IQ? Quick—can you: Name the four Gospels? Name a sacred text of Hinduism? Name the holy book of Islam? Name the first five books of the Hebrew Bible or the Christian Old Testament?Name the Ten Commandments? Name the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism?If you can't...

This long-awaited companion volume to the bestselling Care of the Soul is Thomas Moore at his most provocative, celebrating the mystery of the spiritual and rejecting simplistic paths to religious vision. In The Soul's Religion, Moore goes beyond the precepts of tradition and external religious...

Are you trying to connect with your ancestors? Are you looking for a good introductory guide to the Yoruba religion, its main feminine divinities and the main 7 Orishas? Explore now one of the oldest religions in the Africa culture: Learn the spiritual traditions of the 7 Orishas its spells and the way to have them by your side.

Read by the author. Though many today accuse Christianity of being a white, imperialistic religion, it is actually the source for cherished Western ideals of racial and gender equality. In More Than a White Man's Religion, author and speaker Abdu Murray shares stories from the Bible and his own...

At a time when America debates its values and the world braces for religious war, Bruce Feiler, author of the New York Times bestsellers Walking the Bible and Abraham, travels ten thousand miles through the Middle East to examine the question Is Religion Tearing Us Apart ... Or Can it Bring Us...

New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed religion scholar, Stephen Prothero, captures the compelling and unique saga of twentieth-century America on an identity quest through the eyes and books of one of the most influential editors of the day—a search, born of two world wars, for...

AFRICAN MYSTERIESAfrica before the invasion of other tribes and nationsInterviewed by Atolo Kay Media Artist Name: Digital Signstist, Musiq Mechaniqs, Digital Intelligence, Hav Moneybags, Midnite Tone, Southern Del, Smash Records Ent, Hav One, Mighty DreadReal Name: Leon AcheampongPRS: 01060061807PPL AUDIO: 0301310751PPL VIDEO: 0301310752ISNI: 0000 0005 1225 8938SE: 2180103200IPI: 00509030978ALL RIGHTS BELONGS TO LEON ACHEAMPONG

Deep-rooted African Spirits, the Orishas, are given respect and service in modern Santeria, Voodoo, as well as other Caribbean traditions.Today, many Yoruban and other West Africans still turn to the Orishas for help and guidance in not only their little problems, but also the big ones of life. From this audiobook you will learn that each Orisha have specific actions and temperament.

Benjamin Tucker Tanner (1835-1923) was an editor, historian, and prominent theologian of his time who founded The Christian Recorder, an early African American newspaper. In his 1895 book The Color of Solomon, he contends that King Solomon of the Bible did not belong to the white race.

Reclaiming truth and identity through spiritual knowledge and practices for a new generation.

AFRICAN BLUES Pod is a platform where we study God’s word and talk about everyday life & living, with a touch of music to liven it all up. All songs played are by African gospel artists in different languages ranging from English , French , Bemba, Kiswahili, Zulu, Igbo, Nyanja, Yoruba, Twi, Gha, Lingala just to name a few. DISCLAIMER: THE SONGS I PLAY ON THIS PODCAST ARE MARELY FOR BUILDING OTHERS AND ENTERTAINMENT. THEREFORE, I DO NOT OWN ANY RIGHTS TO THE SONGS PLAYED.

The African Tarot podcast presents spiritual readings from an African-inspired perspective. The divination techniques explored in this podcast emphasize and explore African spiritual concepts and themes. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/african-tarot/support

African Reformed Theology Podcast offers an upbeat analysis of the doctrinal, cultural, and political issues facing the South African Indigenous Churches from a reformed theology perspective. Hosted by Sifiso Mdletshe.