A DICTIONARY OF AFRICAN COSMOLOGY

This illustrated volume makes an accessible A-Z guide to the cosmological ideas and beliefs of African peoples from the ancient to the traditional. Included are modern evolutions of African belief systems in the Americas such as Abakua, Candomble and Santeria, among other traditions newly emerged; although derived from systems transported to the Americas by enslaved Africans. The Dictionary serves as a useful brief introduction to African beliefs.