There is a divine pronouncement among the Akan that all human beings are children of God (Nana Nyame), none a child of the earth (mother); meaning that human be

Using the Akan in Ghana as a paradigmatic African representative group, African Spirituality: On Becoming Ancestors, Third Edition offers a unique African devel

African religion is ancestor worship; that is, funeral preparations, burial of the dead with ceremony and pomp, belief in eternal existence of souls of the dead

This book connects traditional religions to the thriving religious activity in Africa today.

The central idea behind this book is that black American spirituality has the power to accentuate, inform and strengthen black life. As a result of the gains ma