| African Spirituality: On Becoming Ancestors Revised Edition Contributor(s): Ephirim-Donkor, Anthony (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761854673 ISBN-13: 9780761854678 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $47.51 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Ethnic & Tribal - Religion | History - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 299.68 |
| LCCN: 2011920614 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.66 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: African spirituality among the Akan people of Ghana can be defined as a developmental quest to achieve ancestorhood in heaven (Samanadzie) after first attaining eldership and wisdom in the corporeal world (Wiadzie). The African life, then, is a cycle. A human originates in the Samanadzie as a spiritual personality (?saman) after being joined by a spirit (Sunsum). At birth, a newborn is endowed with a soul (?kra), becoming a living being (?kratsiasifo). During adulthood, a person embarks on an ethical existence (?bra b?), the successful application of which leads a community to confer an eldership title (Nana) on an adult. Upon death, a Nana is again transformed into an ?saman and judged at the Samanadzie. If found worthy, the ?saman joins the eternally esteemed company of the Ancestors (Nananom Nsamanfo), with the most powerful of them all-kings and queen mothers-transformed into deities. |