Author: Theophilus Hahn
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385471435
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Tsuni-llGoam. The Supreme Being of the Khoi-khoi
Author: Theophilus Hahn
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385471435
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385471435
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
African Myths of Origin
Author: Stephen Belcher
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141935316
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Gathering a wide range of traditional African myths, this compelling new collection offers tales of heroes battling mighty serpents and monstrous birds, brutal family conflict and vengeance, and desperate migrations across vast and alien lands. From impassioned descriptions of animal-creators to dramatic stories of communities forced to flee monstrous crocodiles, all the narratives found here concern origins - whether of the universe, peoples or families. Together, they create a kaleidoscopic picture of the rich and varied oral traditions that have shaped the culture and society of successive generations of Africans for thousands of years, throughout the long struggle to survive and explore this massive and environmentally diverse continent.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141935316
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Gathering a wide range of traditional African myths, this compelling new collection offers tales of heroes battling mighty serpents and monstrous birds, brutal family conflict and vengeance, and desperate migrations across vast and alien lands. From impassioned descriptions of animal-creators to dramatic stories of communities forced to flee monstrous crocodiles, all the narratives found here concern origins - whether of the universe, peoples or families. Together, they create a kaleidoscopic picture of the rich and varied oral traditions that have shaped the culture and society of successive generations of Africans for thousands of years, throughout the long struggle to survive and explore this massive and environmentally diverse continent.
The New Cambridge History of the Bible: Volume 4, From 1750 to the Present
Author: John Riches
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316194116
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 871
Book Description
This volume examines the Bible's role in the modern world - beginning with a treatment of its production and distribution that discusses publishers, printers, text critics, and translators and continuing with a presentation of new methods of studying the text that have emerged, including historical, literary, social-scientific, feminist, postcolonial, liberal, and fundamentalist readings. There is a full discussion of the changes in understandings of and approaches to the Bible in various faith communities. The dissemination of the Bible throughout the globe has also produced a host of new interpretations, and this volume provides a comprehensive geographical survey of its reception. In the final chapters, the authors offer a thematic overview of the Bible in relation to literature, art, film, science, and other disciplines. They demonstrate that, in spite of challenges to the Bible's authority in western Europe, it remains highly relevant and influential, not least in the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316194116
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 871
Book Description
This volume examines the Bible's role in the modern world - beginning with a treatment of its production and distribution that discusses publishers, printers, text critics, and translators and continuing with a presentation of new methods of studying the text that have emerged, including historical, literary, social-scientific, feminist, postcolonial, liberal, and fundamentalist readings. There is a full discussion of the changes in understandings of and approaches to the Bible in various faith communities. The dissemination of the Bible throughout the globe has also produced a host of new interpretations, and this volume provides a comprehensive geographical survey of its reception. In the final chapters, the authors offer a thematic overview of the Bible in relation to literature, art, film, science, and other disciplines. They demonstrate that, in spite of challenges to the Bible's authority in western Europe, it remains highly relevant and influential, not least in the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
The Attempted Erasure of the Khoekhoe and San
Author: Jacob Cloete
Publisher: African Sun Media
ISBN: 199895143X
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The Attempted Erasure of the Khoekhoe and San delves into the complex issue of problematic coloured identity and the ongoing erasure of the Khoekhoe and San people in South Africa. Despite the end of apartheid, this erasure continues to persist today, starting as far back as 1652. There were two types of erasure that took place - genocide and bureaucratic. While the former is acknowledged by President Thabo Mbeki in his “I Am an African” speech, the latter began in 1828 with Ordinance 50 in the Cape Colony. From this point, the Khoekhoe and San were bureaucratically erased, culminating in the 1950 Population Registration Act. Despite these attempts, the Khoekhoe and San people resisted and fought for their identity, resulting in their continued existence in the present day. This book documents their painful journey, highlighting their struggles against subjugation and erasure since 1652.
Publisher: African Sun Media
ISBN: 199895143X
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The Attempted Erasure of the Khoekhoe and San delves into the complex issue of problematic coloured identity and the ongoing erasure of the Khoekhoe and San people in South Africa. Despite the end of apartheid, this erasure continues to persist today, starting as far back as 1652. There were two types of erasure that took place - genocide and bureaucratic. While the former is acknowledged by President Thabo Mbeki in his “I Am an African” speech, the latter began in 1828 with Ordinance 50 in the Cape Colony. From this point, the Khoekhoe and San were bureaucratically erased, culminating in the 1950 Population Registration Act. Despite these attempts, the Khoekhoe and San people resisted and fought for their identity, resulting in their continued existence in the present day. This book documents their painful journey, highlighting their struggles against subjugation and erasure since 1652.
Tsuni-llGoam
Author: Theophilus Hahn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Khoikhoi (African people)
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Khoikhoi (African people)
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Religion in Southern Africa
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, Southern
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, Southern
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Africa Before They Came
Author: Galbraith Welch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
In this history of Africa before colonialism, the mental and emotional heritage is examined. Sketches of the lives of such great personalities as St. Augustine, the Queen of Sheba, Moses, Noah, and other are presented. Africa folklore, literature, mythology and religion are also included.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
In this history of Africa before colonialism, the mental and emotional heritage is examined. Sketches of the lives of such great personalities as St. Augustine, the Queen of Sheba, Moses, Noah, and other are presented. Africa folklore, literature, mythology and religion are also included.
Tsuni-Goam
Author: Theophilus Hahn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Khoikhoi (African people)
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Khoikhoi (African people)
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Tsuni-llGoam. The Supreme Being of the Khoi-khoi
Author: Theophilus Hahn
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385471427
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385471427
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Cosmology Across Cultures
Author: José Alberto Rubiño-Martín
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
These are the proceedings of "Cosmology Across Cultures: An International Conference on the Impact of the Study of the Universe in Human Thinking" organized by the Spanish Institutes of Astrophysics of the Canaries and Andalucía under the patronage of the European Society for Astronomy in Culture (SEAC). The conference hosted in the multicultural historical city of Granada more than 80 participants from all the continents. This conference joined specialists of cultural astronomy studies and modern cosmology in a single forum where ideas about the comprehension of the Universe across time, space, and cultures were interchanged, analyzed, revised, and challenged. An experiment, excellently represented by this book, it worked out in a most satisfactory ambience, permitting both modern cosmologists to receive an insight of how people in the past perceived the cosmos and cultural astronomers to understand the great advances of cosmology in the last few decades and consequently the exact and modest position occupied by humankind in an expanding universe dominated by dark matter and dark energy. The volume is chronologically organized, beginning with modern cosmological studies, followed by historical documentation, and ending with information from archaeological remains. Each section of the book can be studied independently, although a general inspection of the complete volume is recommended to get a correct insight of the spirit of the conference. This book is of interest to any scholar or student wishing to understand the evolution of the human comprehension of the universe.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
These are the proceedings of "Cosmology Across Cultures: An International Conference on the Impact of the Study of the Universe in Human Thinking" organized by the Spanish Institutes of Astrophysics of the Canaries and Andalucía under the patronage of the European Society for Astronomy in Culture (SEAC). The conference hosted in the multicultural historical city of Granada more than 80 participants from all the continents. This conference joined specialists of cultural astronomy studies and modern cosmology in a single forum where ideas about the comprehension of the Universe across time, space, and cultures were interchanged, analyzed, revised, and challenged. An experiment, excellently represented by this book, it worked out in a most satisfactory ambience, permitting both modern cosmologists to receive an insight of how people in the past perceived the cosmos and cultural astronomers to understand the great advances of cosmology in the last few decades and consequently the exact and modest position occupied by humankind in an expanding universe dominated by dark matter and dark energy. The volume is chronologically organized, beginning with modern cosmological studies, followed by historical documentation, and ending with information from archaeological remains. Each section of the book can be studied independently, although a general inspection of the complete volume is recommended to get a correct insight of the spirit of the conference. This book is of interest to any scholar or student wishing to understand the evolution of the human comprehension of the universe.