The Spirituality of African Peoples

by Peter J. Paris

Book Overview

Current interest in Afrocentricity is but one moment in the longstanding post-colonial search by African peoples, both on the continent and in the diaspora, for cultural beacons.

Preeminent black social ethicist Peter Paris here sharpens and focuses that quest on African "spirituality"that is, the religious and moral values embodied in African experience and pervading traditional African religious worldviews. From extensive comparative research...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800628543
• ISBN13: 9780800628543
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"