The Role of Ancestors in African Worship Traditions, July 17, 1972

Opoku, Kofi, Traditional African Religion [July 17, 1972]

Opoku, Kofi

1972-07-17

1970-1979

In this recording, Kofi Opoku delivers a lecture on the role of ancestors in African worship traditions. He explains how the spirits of the ancestors have knowledge of both the earthly and heavenly realms. Opoku also describes the African libation ritual and explains its role in ancestor worship. He takes questions from the audience.

African Americans--Religion
Theology--Study and teaching
African Americans--Education
African American scholars

sound recording

audio/mpeg

audiotapes

Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:048

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Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

Georgia--Atlanta

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.048:0061

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