The Palgrave Handbook of African Traditional Religion

1 Introduction to Handbook of African Traditional Religion.- Part I Basic/Essential Features of African Traditional Religion.- 2 Origin, Nature, and Structureof Beliefs System.- 3 African Traditional Religion and the Sociocultural Environment.- 4 Metaphysical and Ontological Concepts.- 5 The Concept and Worship of the SupremeBeing.- 6 Beliefs and Veneration of Divinities.- 7 Beliefs and Veneration of Ancestors.- 8 Beliefs and Practices of Magic and Medicine.- 9 Cosmological and Ontological Beliefs.- 10 Liturgy, Rituals, Traditions, Sacrifice, and Festivals.- 11 African Circle of Life.- 12 Death, Burial Rites, and After-life.- 13 Reincarnation and Eschatology Beliefs.- 14 Religious Leaders: Priests/Priestesses, Medicine Professionals, and Kings.- 15 Illnesses and Cures.- 16 Secret Societies: Fraternities, Witches, Wizards, and Sorcerers.- 17 The Role of Women in African Traditional Religion.- 18 Arts, Music, and Aesthetics.- 19 Oral and Non-Oral Sources of Knowledge in ATR: Orality and Secrecy Ethos in the Yoruba Traditional Religion within the Latin American Diaspora.- Part II Contemporary Interconnections: Contents and Discontents.- 20 African Traditional Religion and Religious Ethics.- 21 Traditional Religion, and Morality in Society.- 22 African Traditional Religion and African Philosophy.- 23 African Traditional Religion, Gender Equality, and Feminism.- 24 African Traditional Religion, Sexual Orientation, Transgender, and Homosexuality.- 25 African Traditional Religion, Conflict Resolution, and Peaceful Societal Co-existence.- 26 African Traditional Religion and Democratic Governance.- 27 African Traditional Religions and Economic Development.- 28 African Traditional Religion, Social Justice, and Human Rights.- 29 African Traditional Religion and Contemporary Functionalism: Divination.- 30 African Traditional Religion and Contemporary Functionalism: Medicine.- 31 African Traditional Religion and Contemporary Functionalism: Festivals.- 32 African Traditional Religion and Diaspora Transplantations: Nature and Formats.- 33 African Traditional Religion and Sustainable Cultural, Social and Economic Dynamics.- 34 African Traditional Religion and Sustainability: The New Indigenous Religious Movements.- 35 African Traditional Religion and Christianity in Contemporary Global Religious Space.- 36 African Religion and Islam in Contemporary Religious Space.- Part III On Pedagogy, Research, and Foundation Scholars.- 37 ‘Outsider’ and ‘Insider’ Study of African Traditional Religion.- 38 Codification, Documentation, and Transmission of Knowledge in African Traditional Religion.- 39 African Traditional Religion and Indigenous Knowledge System.- 40 Gnostic and Epistemological Themes in African Traditional Religion.- 41 African TraditionalReligion in African and African Diaspora Scholarship.- 42 African Traditional Religion in Global Scholarship.- 43 African Traditional Religion in the Context of World Religions: Challenges to Scholars and Students.- 44 African Traditional Religion Scholarship: E. Bolaji Idowu and John S. Mbiti.- 45 African Traditional Religion and Humanities’ Scholarship: The Contributions of Edward Geoffrey Parrinder and Kofi Asare Opoku.- 46 Scholarship in African Traditional Religion: The Works of Joseph Omosade Awolalu and Peter Ade Dopamu.