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Extractions: INDIGENOUS AFRICAN RELIGION CHAPTER TWO THE DIVINITIES It is obvious from the foregoing chapter on the African's concept of God that he believes in the existence of other spiritual beings. He also believes that these spiritual beings or forces are ministers of God. And, as will be seen, these beings are assigned various duties in the African society. The concluding paragraphs of the last chapter explain the relationship between these beings and God. Therefore, in bowing to the divinities, the African does not only ask for his personal security and prosperity. He does not only ask for himself wealth, wives, children, health and protection. He also asks for unity, peace and happiness for his neighbours. As will be seen in subsequent chapters, the African's religious concept and practices are communalistic. DIVINITIES AS FORCES OF CONTROL The African is fully aware that his society, like his state, needs devices of control to moderate the various forces that are equally necessary and bound to oppose each other. He believes that tastes differ and ideas would contradict idea not as a devil-angel theology. There must be sanctions to bring about order, peace, progress and happiness. He therefore falls on the divinities which seek counsel from God to provide these sanctions. No doubt his assembly, his court, his police and his soldiers are the shrine. It is the divinities that compel him to live a life of reason and righteousness. This point will be illustrated especially in the chapters on initiation, reforms and the rule of law.
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The Blacksmith's Art From Africa to interpret the metallurgical processes the people witnessed when inexpensive iron onto the shores of africa. By 1920 indigenous furnaces ceased to produce http://www.africans-art.com/index.php3?action=page&id_art=363
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Extractions: Zurück On the basis of language and culture, historical geographers and cultural anthropologists classify the indigenous people of Ghana into five major groups. These are the Akan, the Ewe, MoleDagbane , the Guan, and the Ga-Adangbe. The Akan people occupy practically the whole of Ghana south and west of the Black Volta. Historical accounts suggest that Akan groups migrated from the north to occupy the forest and coastal areas of the south as early as the thirteenth century. Some of the Akan ended up in the eastern section of Côte d'Ivoire, where they created the Baule community. When Europeans arrived at the coast in the fifteenth century, the Akan were established there. The typical political unit was the small state under the headship of an elder from one of the seven or eight clans that composed Akan society. From these units emerged several powerful states, of which the oldest is thought to be Bono (also called Brong). As a result of military conquests and partial assimilation of weaker groups, well-known political entities, such as Akwamu, Asante , Akyem, Denkyira, and Fante emerged before the close of the seventeenth century. Asante, for example, continued to expand throughout the eighteenth century and survived as an imperial power until the end of the nineteenth century, when it succumbed to British rule
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Extractions: There are so many wonderful books about Africa - even if you're not lucky enough to be able to visit you can learn so much. From gloriously illustrated picture books, to ideas on how to decorate your house in African style, to history, to beads... there's something for everyone... Send us your recommendations. Our featured book: An illustrated history of strip weaving by the Asante in Ghana and the Ewe who live in both Ghana and Togo. The individually patterned strips are sewn together to make kente cloth which has been known by European explorers since 15th century. Well illustrated with wonderful photographs and explanations of designs. Printed and Dyed Textiles from Africa (Fabric Folios) A beautifully illustrated book documenting the various methods of fabric dying in West Africa including mudcloth from Mali, adinkra from Ghana, adire from Yorubaland in Nigeria, ikats from Madagascar, indigo-resist dying and more. Useful both as a design reference and to learn about the traditional techniques.
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Extractions: I. INDIGENOUS LITERATURE: The Oral Tradition: Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali Using this oral tradition recorded by D.T. Niane and TWO sources of your choice, DESCRIBE the culture of the Mande Speakers at the time of the founding of the Empire of Mali. Use the culture in which Sundiata was born, at Niani in the Kingdom of Kangaba looking for the following: Language, government, religion, education, maintaining any type of records of the past, environmental effects on culture, art, music, literature, and Moral Values that might include reverence for elders, truth, beauty, loyalty, bravery, sympathy, kindness, hospitality, and whatever else you see within the document. Use the two sources of your choice to try to VERIFY the cultural statements that you make based upon the oral tradition. Also include any observations you have on the accuracy of the oral tradition or comparisons to culture today in the area.
African Art. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 of the peoples sedentary lifestyles) in indigenous art. 3. The Bambara people of W Mali are famous for their 4. The baule of Côte dIvoire (the Ivory Coast http://www.bartleby.com/65/af/Africana.html
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Art And Survival is sad that the peace and calm of baule art is are an extremely kind and approachable people, and have of the exhilaration inherent to indigenous cultures, and http://www.treasurenc.com/sys-tmpl/africanartatlarge2/
Extractions: I call this mask my "Alien Angel," and I got it from Africa Direct. Up until the last few years, Angola was without doubt one of the most dangerous places on earth, with civil wars raging all across the country. In 1992, Angola underwent a transition from a one-party socialist state to a nominally multi-party democracy. Current problems are the repatriation of thousands of refugees, the breakdown of medical services (they are simply overwhelmed..), and the huge number of land mines which still await safe disposal. The little mask, with its ethereal beauty, was carved amidst this chaos, and implies optimism and hope....
Newsletter THE ARTISTRY OF THE baule. demonstrates the unquestionable patriotism of these people who contributed opportunities to acquire the colorful indigenous works of http://www.tribalworks.com/TribalArtery 2-5.html
Extractions: T ribal A rtery VOL. TWO, NO. FIVE, JUNE 2002 Welcome to Tribal Artery , a periodic newsletter that will come out as often as we have something to say or some news to report. We expect that we will publish every month or so. Of course, we will rely on your comments as we go. NEW FETISH CARVINGS ON OUR WEBSITE The new fetish carving show, "The Soul in the Stone," has opened in the gallery. It is quite impressive, if we do say so ourselves. Hundreds of fetish carvings available. New works by Cochiti carver, Salvador Romero Fetish Carvings Gallery . We are particularly fascinated by the kissing turquoise bears. THE ARTISTRY OF THE BAULE goli ( a moon-shaped horned creature) and almond-shaped masks with exquisite detailing. The statues tend to represent spirit figures or other-world spouses. Jean-Batiste Bacquart covers this and more in his book, The Tribal Arts of Africa . This month we feature examples of their beautiful work. To find them, please go to, Africa: X747 or Africa: D503 NAVAJO FOLK ART WILL MAKE YOU SMILE We can't think of a more suitable title for our July show featuring Navajo folk art than "Navajo-jo-jo." This is art that makes you smile as exhibits the Navajo people's remarkable sense of humor. It also demonstrates the unquestionable patriotism of these people who contributed so much to America's fight for freedom in World War II. We'll be posting new examples to the Web site shortly. You'll find them in the
African And Afro-Caribbean Religions In The United States attributed to witchcraft, and, above all, in indigenous leadership Côte d Ivoire (Mende, Sherbro, Vai, baule, etc as the history of the black people and, under http://www.africana.com/research/encarta/tt_496.asp
Extractions: magnum('heritage') Browse Africana Home Research Center Channels: Blackworld Heritage Lifestyle Movies and TV Music Books People Arts Funstuff Health and Beauty Services: Africana Box Office Radio Africana Political Action Center Open Source Talk Back Welcome Guest Sign In Register Home Encarta Africana > African and Afro-Caribbean Religions in the United States African and Afro-Caribbean Religions in the United States The first Africans to reach England's mainland North American colonies arrived at Jamestown in 1619. From then until the end of the slave trade to North America in 1808, as few as 74,000 kidnapped Africans and as many as 400,000 entered this region. One in seven captives embarked from the Senegambian coast, an important supplier for North America during the 1st century of the trade. Ultimately, a little over a third of arrivals in North America embarked from the Bantu-speaking interior of the Congo-Angola coast in west Central Africa. A bit less than a third, from groups such as the Igbo and Ibibio, embarked from the West African Bight of Benin. Though captives taken from the Senegambian coast predominated during the 1st century of the trade, they constituted only about one out of seven Africans imported before the end of the trade. There is little documentation of the North American slaves' religious lives during the 1st century of slavery. What is well known is the enduring white resistance to missionizing them. Some white colonists feared that slaves' conversion would require their owners to emancipate them, that the Africans were too brutish to benefit from Christianity, or that conversion would inspire insubordination or revolt. Moreover, the scarcity of missionaries affected not only blacks but whites as well. Therefore, Albert J. Raboteau, the leading expert on slave religion, concludes, "During the first 120 years of black slavery in British North America, Christianity made little headway in the slave population."
SPECTRUM, Vol. 205, No. 2 (Dec. 1989), Pages 29-37 Sabbathkeeping indigenous churches in Ghana come in two kinds For people to worship in their own language Akwapim, Kwahu, and the Anyibaule ethnolinguistic group http://www.spectrummagazine.org/library/archive15-20/20-2nortey.html
Extractions: Spectrum magazine, vol. 20, no. 2 (Dec. 1989), pages 29-37. Spectrum by J. J. Nortey J. J. Nortey is a citizen of Ghana, where he received certification as a chartered public accountant before becoming an ordained Seventh-day Adventist minister and the president of the African-Indian Ocean Division. He presented the paper from which this essay is taken to a symposium for missiologists, August 1-5, 1988, at the European Institute of World Missions, Newbold College, England. The paper, in its original form, will be appearing in the published proceedings of the conference, available through Newbold College, Bracknell Berks., England. On Saturday July 16, 1988, in the company of a Seventh-day Adventist minister, I attend a church service at Accra New Town, the headquarters of the Kristo Asafo Mission Church. The founder of this independent African denomination grew up knowing Seventh-day Adventists, and the 350 congregations of his denomination worship on the seventh day of the week. On the farthest west is a table covered with white cloth. On each side of the table is a wooden lectern. On the west wall, behind the table, is a large wall clock, stuck between the carved wings of a golden eagle. On the table is a tall glass vase with artificial flowers in it. On each side of the flower vase is a table clock. Pictures of Bible characters and scenes are painted in lovely, bright colors all over the four walls. This morning, approximately 300 people are in attendance. The women and children are seated toward the pulpit, and the men are seated at the farthest east of the hall. The elders and two choirs sit apart from the worshippers. All the women have their heads covered with long, white shawls, which cover their shoulders also. At first sight, one has the feeling of seeing a Muslim assembly.
Kelli Matthews was a FrancoAfrican summit in La baule at which residents of that state or French people who essentially of the Western values infiltrating indigenous cultures http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~kmatthew/INTL paper 1.htm
Extractions: Kelli Matthews INTL 240 AFD and UNIFEM The French Cooperation Umbrella Organization for French Bilateral Aid. T Sustainable development is a high priority for the AFD and other ODA agencies in France. Its commitment to human development in tangible terms is concentrated in three areas: economic and social development, the fight against poverty and the structuring of legally constituted states. Within these three areas are five main issues: heath, cities, water, tropical forests, and desertification. In all areas of its ODA the French agencies refer heavily to the respective UN conferences. These conferences seem to provide a set of consistent guidelines in the process of determining which areas of public aid need emphasis and in what fashion. In all five issues of emphasis, the ODA agencies of the French emphasize that the people of Africa, or other states need the knowledge and the training to be empowered to make the decisions for themselves. In many of the countries to which France provides ODA, there is very little safe water. The French donor agencies place tremendous importance on this issue. Between 1993 and 1997, an average of 60% of the environment assistance given by France went into the "water sector". The French Cooperation links water resource management to the organization of a society. Monetarily speaking, the AFD has a diverse "portfolio" of third world investment. It boasts the highest percentage of contribution (.63% of GNP) of the seven most industrialized nations. The contribution figures from 1997 total French public aid at 5.138 million francs. This figure was divided into two types of aid: grants given to the poorest countries (993 million francs) and loans (4.145 million francs).
Extractions: Understanding Narrative The Praise Song Cultural Borrowing Objects of Power ... In and Out of Context The second part of this introductory essay consists of conversations between the authors. Bourgeois and Rodolitz have team-taught a web-based course on this subject for more than five years utilizing a dialogue medium that lends itself to immediacy and informality. Essays in the usual sense speak TO the reader; dialogue, however, allows the reader to participate, if only in an imaginary sense. Additionally, in the medium of dialogue, the evolution of thought is more apparent than in an edited essay. Often, the journey to a conclusion is as important as the conclusion itself. The reader is encouraged to join in this ongoing exploration. AB: Why don't we begin by considering a group of related objects, not necessarily related by culture but by function?
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Extractions: Totman Gym Note: All questions are taken from lecture notes except where indicated TOPIC 6: WOMEN IN AFRICA 1. Prior to 1975, writings about African women were published mainly by white male anthropologists. What event caused the situation to change, and how was that change manifested? 2, What are the many ways in which the roles of African women are perceived? 3. One of the coping mechanisms employed by African women has been the establishment of rural cooperatives. What are some of the ways that rural cooperatives enable women to compete in a market economy? 4. What are some of the reasons why secondary education in Africa has proved less attractive to young women? 5. What were some of the accomplishments of Frances Funmilayo Kuti? 6. What are some of the obstacles that women (and men) face in their attempts at economic development? 7. What is the name of the rotating credit system used by women in Gambia and Sierra Leone? 8. In what way did the political role played by Mammy Yoko differ from that of most African women?
