The Oxford History of Christian Worship is a comprehensive and authoritative history of the origins and development of Christian worship to the present day. Backed by an international roster of experts as contributors; this new book will examine the liturgical traditions of Orthodox; Catholic; and Protestant; and Pentecostal traditions throughout history and across the world. With 240 photographs and 10 maps; the full geographical spread of Christianity is covered; including Europe; North America; Latin America; Africa; East Asia; and the Pacific. Following contemporary trends in scholarship; it will cover social and cultural contexts; material culture and the arts.Written to be accessible to the educated layperson; this unique and beautiful volume will also appeal to clergy and liturgists and more generally to students and scholars of the liturgy; Christian theology; church history; and world history.
#2383058 in Books Robert Martin Baum 1999-05-13Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.10 x 1.10 x 6.40l; 1.49 #File Name: 0195123921304 pagesShrines of the Slave Trade Diola Religion and Society in Precolonial Senegambia
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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful. The Fascinating scope of African Religion.By Abu Ibrihim Ibn al-Halaj Y'IzzaBaum has done an excellent job at capturing the impact of slavery on traditional African religion. The fact that an often ignored subject is gaining insightful scolarly attention is great and represents a definite progression within the feild.
