The World as Manifestation of Spirit: Mysticism and Metaphysics in West African Religions

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 c...

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Main Author: Brodnicka, Monika (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2017, Volume: 47, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 311-345
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Africa / Fulbe / Bambara / Nature religion / Metaphysics / Mysticism
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
AZ New religious movements
BB Indigenous religions
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
Further subjects:B African Philosophy African religion African mysticism African metaphysics oral tradition living tradition initiation
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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