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Olupona J. K., African Religions — [2014] (Very Short Introduction. 377)

Africa is home to hundreds of ethnic groups, who together speak more than a thousand languages. It is not surprising, then, that Africa's enormous range of peoples, cultures, and ways of life has engendered a wide diversity of religious practices. This Very Short Introduction offers a wide-ranging look at the myriad indigenous religious traditions on the African continent. Drawing on archeological research, historical evidence, ethnographic studies, and archival materials such as missionary records, Jacob Olupona-one of the world's leading authorities on African religions-captures a wealth of information in a short compass. The book not only gives the reader a full and vivid sense of African religious belief-exploring myths, gods and local deities, ancestor worship, rites of passage, festivals, divination, and much more-but it also underscores the role these religions play in everyday African life... Àôðèêå ïðîæèâàþò ñîòíè ýòíè÷åñêèõ ãðóïï, êîòîðûå âìåñòå ãîâîðÿò íà áîëåå ÷åì òûñÿ÷å ÿçûêîâ. Ïîýòîìó íåóäèâèòåëüíî, ÷òî îãðîìíîå ðàçíîîáðàçèå íàðîäîâ, êóëüòóð è îáðàçà æèçíè Àôðèêè ïîðîäèëî øèðîêîå ðàçíîîáðàçèå ðåëèãèîçíûõ ïðàêòèê. Ýòî î÷åíü Êðàòêîå Ââåäåíèå ïðåäëàãàåò øèðîêèé âçãëÿä íà ìèðèàäû êîðåííûõ ðåëèãèîçíûõ òðàäèöèé íà àôðèêàíñêîì êîíòèíåíòå. Îïèðàÿñü íà àðõåîëîãè÷åñêèå èññëåäîâàíèÿ, èñòîðè÷åñêèå ôàêòû, ýòíîãðàôè÷åñêèå èññëåäîâàíèÿ è àðõèâíûå ìàòåðèàëû, òàêèå êàê ìèññèîíåðñêèå îò÷åòû, Èàêîâ Èâî-îäèí èç âåäóùèõ ìèðîâûõ àâòîðèòåòîâ ïî ïðîáëåìàì àôðèêàíñêèõ ðåëèãèé-çàõâàòûâàåò áîëüøîé îáúåì èíôîðìàöèè â êîðîòêèé êîìïàñ. Êíèãà íå òîëüêî äàåò ÷èòàòåëþ ïîëíîå è ÿðêîå îùóùåíèå Àôðèêàíñêîé ðåëèãèîçíîé âåðû - èçó÷åíèå ìèôîâ, áîãîâ è ìåñòíûõ áîæåñòâ, ïîêëîíåíèå ïðåäêàì, îáðÿäû ïîñâÿùåíèÿ, ôåñòèâàëè, ãàäàíèÿ è ìíîãîå äðóãîå-íî îíà òàêæå ïîä÷åðêèâàåò ðîëü ýòèõ ðåëèãèé â ïîâñåäíåâíîé Àôðèêàíñêîé æèçíè.

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