Paper gods aspects of religion in Benin, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Mali /
Christianity, Islam, and a broad range of indigenous religions coexist side by side in Africa, in many cases blending into unique hybrids. This program-an inquiry into the nature of the continent's spiritual practices-spotlights the Reverend Pastor Benoit D. Agbaossi, supreme head of the Celest...
| Other Authors: | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., Octapixx Worldwide (Firm) |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English Multiple |
| Published: |
New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2008], c2004.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (51 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Series: |
Call of Africa.
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Voodoo and Christianity (2:25)
- Celestial Church of Christ (4:07)
- Polygamy and Exorcism (5:31)
- Celestial Church: Initiation Ceremony (4:58)
- Water Spirits and Genies (3:57)
- Islamic Sufism (2:35)
- Surfism and Dervishes (2:59)
- Celebration of the Prophet's Grandson (3:42)
- Practices of Sufism (2:46)
- Village for Women Accused of Witchcraft (4:51)
- Ethiopia: Caves of Sof Omar (4:46)
- Importance of Religion in Africa (5:48)