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Jesus and the angels: A comparative reading of Hebrews 1:1–4 in light of Ewe angelology [PDF]

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
This article examines the phrase, tosoutō kreittōn genomenos tōn angelōn (Heb 1:4a) (having become as much superior to the angels) in the exordium of the epistle to the Hebrews in the light of Ewe angelology.
Daniel Sakitey, Ernest Van Eck
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Conversion, continuity, and moral dilemmas among Christian Bidayuhs in Malaysian Borneo [PDF]

, 2012
This is the author's final version of the article (under the title "Speaking of continuity... Religious change and moral dilemmas among Christian Bidayuhs in Malaysian Borneo"). The final publication is available from the link below. Copyright @ 2012 by
Chua, L, Liana Chua
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HIV and AIDS in the context of South African indigenous religious Discourse [PDF]

, 2012
This thesis explores indigenous religious discourse around witchcraft in South Africa and how it relates to the HIV crisis, as well as the social and economic realities the epidemic brings forth.
Pöhler, Laura
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Cosmologies, Opacity and Inventions: Notes on Sela Adjei and the Ewe Vodu Art

, 2023
How do we know? This essay considers how we know Art (or think we know Art) and our evaluation of it. In our positivist mode, we look for patterns, paint broadly and impose totalising deductions. What sort of epistemic violence do we commit? How do we theorise traditions, even those that do not appear to have genealogies?
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Replicating The Place of Kórìkóto Òrìṣa Èwe in The Modern Yorùbá Child Welfarism

Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Science
Òrìṣà Èwe embodies the sacred dimension of childhood. In Yorùbá cosmology, children are valued not only as bearers of lineage but also as divine beings who mediate between the spiritual and material realms.
Adeoti Damilola Adedeji, Abidemi Olusola Bolarinwa   +1 more
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Consulting the things of the spirits: Evidencing unseen presences in missionary collections

Museum Anthropology, Volume 48, Issue 1, Spring 2025.
Abstract Contributing to current efforts to grapple with museums' colonial legacies, this article takes the question of evidence as an entry point to unlock the multi‐layered make‐up of African spiritual artifacts in missionary collections. Focussing on Dutch and German missionary collections of legbawo and dzokawo from the Ewe region in Ghana and Togo,
Marleen de Witte, Birgit Meyer
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Cord of Blood: Initiation, Gender and Social Dynamics among the Ouatchi-Ewe of Southern Togo

, 1993
The thesis examines the division of gender roles within the sphere of traditional medicine among the Ouatchi-Ewe. It focusses on the importance of vodoo possession cults, and initiation into these cults, as determining factors in defining, primarily ...
Lovell, Nadia Isabella
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“Entanglement” as a concept in recent research on Christian missions in the South Pacific and Africa

History Compass, Volume 22, Issue 7, July 2024.
Abstract This article provides a short overview of ‘entanglement’ in recent histories of mission, examining what distinguishes it from earlier conceptualisations of cross‐cultural encounters. This article locates the emergence of the term in the social sciences and global histories of empire, and explores its current influence in studies of Christian ...
Kate Tilson
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Marginalization and women's healthcare in Ghana: Incorporating colonial origins, unveiling women's knowledge, and empowering voices

Nursing Inquiry, Volume 31, Issue 2, April 2024.
Abstract The origins of marginalization in nursing and the health sector in Ghana can be traced to colonialism and how a colonial era laid a solid foundation for inequities and entrenched disparities, as well as the subsequent normalization of marginalizing acts, in the health sector, particularly for women.
Eunice Bawafaa
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Osanyin / Ossaim the Yoruba deity of healing in Nigeria and Brazil: a comparative study [PDF]

, 2001
In Nigeria Osanyin and in Brazil Ossaim is the Yoruba deity of healing credited with all knowledge of herbs, leaves and roots for medicinal purposes. The myths of origin, history and religious beliefs of the Yoruba of south west Nigeria were carried by ...
Sobo, Abayomi O.
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