Mysticism and Metaphysics in West African Religions
نام نخستين پديدآور
Monika Brodnicka
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
محل نشرو پخش و غیره
Leiden
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
Brill
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
This paper focuses on the concept of the world as interpreted by Amadou Hampaté Bâ, an initiated scholar, from his experience with Fulani and Bamana religions. It examines the meaning of the world as a manifestation of spirit through Bâ's mystical concept of the 'living tradition'. Bâ looks at the complex interaction of the material and spiritual dimensions of the universe as it manifests itself in the physical world through symbols, and as it is informed through invisible forces communicated by the Supreme Being. Based on his understanding of Fulani and Bamana traditions, Bâ uses notions of history and art to better highlight the specific relationship between the spiritual and material realms that illustrate this sacred connection. I argue that Bâ's mystical approach to understanding this metaphysics offers another method of thinking about some of the diverse African indigenous religions through their underlying esoteric connections.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2017
توصيف ظاهري
311-345
عنوان
Journal of Religion in Africa
شماره جلد
47/3-4
شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها
1570-0666
اصطلاحهای موضوعی کنترل نشده
اصطلاح موضوعی
African metaphysics
اصطلاح موضوعی
African mysticism
اصطلاح موضوعی
African philosophy
اصطلاح موضوعی
African religion
اصطلاح موضوعی
African Studies
اصطلاح موضوعی
Anthropology of Religion
اصطلاح موضوعی
Comparative Religion & Religious Studies
اصطلاح موضوعی
History of Religion
اصطلاح موضوعی
initiation
اصطلاح موضوعی
living tradition
اصطلاح موضوعی
Middle East and Islamic Studies
اصطلاح موضوعی
oral tradition
اصطلاح موضوعی
Religion
اصطلاح موضوعی
Religious Studies
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