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Author Wuaku, Albert Kafui, 1964-

Title Hindu Gods in West Africa : Ghanaian Devotees of Shiva and Krishna
Published Leiden : BRILL, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (346 pages)
Series Studies of Religion in Africa
Studies on religion in Africa.
Contents Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One Ghana's Hindu Religious Landscape; Chapter Two The Hindu Monastery of Africa; Chapter Three Domesticating Shiva Worship in Ghana: Rituals of the Hindu Monastery of Africa; Chapter Four The Sri Radha-Govinda Temple Tradition; Chapter Five "Hinduizing" From the "Top," Indigenizing from "Below": Krishna Devotion in Ghana; Chapter Six Spreading Krishna and Shiva Worship in Ghana; Chapter Seven Why We became Hindus: Conversion Narratives; Chapter Eight Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Illustration Section
Summary In Hindu Gods in West Africa, Wuaku offers an analytical account of the histories, beliefs and practices of the Hindu Monastery of Africa and the Radha Govinda Temple, two of Ghana's emmerging Hindu Temples
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-320) and index
Notes English
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Subject Hindus -- Ghana
Hinduism -- Ghana -- History
Hinduism -- Ghana -- Customs and practices
RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
Hinduism
Hinduism -- Customs and practices
Hindus
SUBJECT Ghana -- Religious life and customs
Subject Ghana
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2013019455
ISBN 9789004255715
9004255710
9789004244887
9004244883