Comparing Religions: A Limitative Approach : : An Analysis of Akan, Para-Creole, and IFO-Sananda Rites and Prayers / / J. G. Platvoet.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Theology and Religious Studies <1990 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2011] ©1982 |
| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Edition: | Reprint 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Religion and Reason : Theory in the Study of Religion ,
24 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (350 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- i-iv
- Preface
- Contents
- PART ONE: Methodology: From Unlimited to Limitative Comparison
- 1. Objective Intention and Subjective Involvement
- 2. A Limitative Approach to the Comparative Study of Religions: Its Genesis and Tools
- PART TWO: The Limitative Method Applied: A Comparative Study of some Akan, Para-Creole, and IFO-Sananda Rites
- 3. The Wider Settings of the Three Rites
- 4. The Authors
- 5. An Akan Ritual Process: The Nkyi-Dwo Rite of 1921 at Asumegya
- 6. An Afro-Surinamese Ritual Process: A Para-Creole Purification Rite
- 7. An IFO-Sananda Religious Process: The Meeting of the 'Seekers' on 21 November 1954
- 8. The Three Processes Compared
- 9. The Structure of some Akan and Para-Creole Prayers
- 10. Conclusion
- Appendix: Denteh's Interpretation of the Nkyi-Dwo Rite
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Glossary of Twi Words
- Glossary of Sranan-Tongo Words
- Glossary of IFO-Sananda Words
- Glossary of Abbreviations and Technical Terms
- Index of Authors
- Index of Subjects