[PDF] In Praise Of African Women African Queens African Gods eBook

Author : Simone Schwarz-Bart
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 23,82 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780299172503

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In Praise of Black Women is a magnificent tribute to women in Africa and the African diaspora from the ancient past to the present. Lavishly illustrated, with text written and selected by the celebrated Guadeloupian novelist Simone Schwarz-Bart, this four-volume series celebrates remarkable women who distinguished themselves in their time and shaped the course of culture and history. Volume 1: Ancient African Queens weaves together oral tradition, folk legends and stories, songs and poems, historical accounts, and travelers tales from Egypt to southern Africa, from prehistory to the nineteenth century. These women rulers, warriors, and heroines include Amanirenas, the queen of Kush who battled Roman armies and defeated them at Aswan; Daurama, mother of the seven Hausa kingdoms; Amina Kulibali, founder of the Gabu dynasty in Senegal; Ana de Sousa Nzinga, who resisted the Portuguese conquest of Angola; Beatrice Kimpa Vita, a Kongo prophet burned at the stake by Christian missionaries; Nanda, mother of the famous warrior-king Shaka Zulu; and many others. These extraordinary women's stories, narrated in the style of African oral tradition, are absorbing, informative, and accessible. The abundant illustrations, many of them rare archival images, depict the diversity among Black women and make this volume a unique treasure for every art lover, every school, and every family."

Author : Rashaad Singleton
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 44,62 MB
Release : 2019-10-05
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ISBN : 9781697863079

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This book was written for the praise and empowerment of black women worldwide. The author highlights some of the black Queens in history who Western scholars failed to acknowledge. He goes into detail about why Black Queens are purposefully left out of the education curriculums all around the world and he exposes who and what is behind it. From Africa to America, he covers numerous black women through a timeline of events who were powerful leaders during their time. If one did not know much about powerful black women in history before reading this book, they definitely will have a good understanding after finishing it. With no apologies, the author shares his overall love and appreciation for black women; the original and eternal Queens of the Earth.

Author : Nwando Achebe
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 46,59 MB
Release : 2020-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0821440802

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An unapologetically African-centered monograph that reveals physical and spiritual forms and systems of female power and leadership in African cultures. Nwando Achebe’s unparalleled study documents elite females, female principles, and female spiritual entities across the African continent, from the ancient past to the present. Achebe breaks from Western perspectives, research methods, and their consequently incomplete, skewed accounts, to demonstrate the critical importance of distinctly African source materials and world views to any comprehensible African history. This means accounting for the two realities of African cosmology: the physical world of humans and the invisible realm of spiritual gods and forces. That interconnected universe allows biological men and women to become female-gendered males and male-gendered females. This phenomenon empowers the existence of particular African beings, such as female husbands, male priestesses, female kings, and female pharaohs. Achebe portrays their combined power, influence, and authority in a sweeping, African-centric narrative that leads to an analogous consideration of contemporary African women as heads of state, government officials, religious leaders, and prominent entrepreneurs.

Author : Mama Zogbé
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 16,35 MB
Release : 2007-11-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0615179363

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This first definitive work on the predomiance of this powerful African deity throughout the ancient world has quickly become a "cult" classic. The evolution of Mami Wata in establishing, shaping and expanding the spiritual and sacerdotal foundation of world religion, reveals also the lost but glorious past of African women's spirituality. Hailed as the new "bible" on the history of African women, this comprehensive well-researched body of work will benefit academics, students, and all who are seeking to fill the missing void in world religious and cultural history. Totaling over 800 pages, it is reccomended that both heavily illustrated (Volumes I & II) be purchased as a set.

Author : Anne Stamm
Publisher : Flammarion-Pere Castor
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,65 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN :

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In African cultures, the spiritual and the physical exist in close communion. This relationship explains many aspects of African societies. Here, Daniel Laine presents a vivid photographic portrayal of men and women as they perform exorcisms, dances and other ritual of African mysticism.

Author : Judith Illsley Gleason
Publisher : Harper San Francisco
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 17,79 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN :

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A celebration in folklore, mythology, music, and art of the African goddess Oya. This expanded edition of an underground classic (Shambhala, 1987) features new artwork, new chapter introductions, and songs with musical scores. The author of six books, Judith Gleason has traveled extensively to Africa and the Caribbean to research the ancient and contemporary Yoruba and Santeria traditions.

Author : James Rooks
Publisher : Self Publisher
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 19,55 MB
Release : 2020-07-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8835870151

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The following topics are included in this 2-book combo: Book 1: The African people hide secret treasures of wisdom and spiritual insights. In this guide, you will become more familiar with some of the most common gods and goddesses in African tribal worship. Moreover, you will read or listen to some interesting stories that were told from one generation to the next. Some of these myths may inspire you, others might confuse you, but in a general sense, it is useful and fascinating to learn more about them. Book 2: The extensive history of Africa provides us with a topic of curiosity and novelty. For this reason, this guide has been composed to help you understand some of the cultural anecdotes as well as the religious and traditional tales that have been told to previous generations. When we dive into some background information, you will have a better grasp of the context of the four intense stories that follow. Enjoy this short, simple yet profound compilation of African myths.