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100 1 _aWuaku, Albert Kafui,
_d1964-
245 1 0 _aHindu Gods in West Africa
_h[electronic resource] :
_bGhanaian Devotees of Shiva and Krishna.
260 _aLeiden :
_bBRILL,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource (346 pages).
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aStudies of Religion in Africa
505 0 _aAcknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One Ghana's Hindu Religious Landscape; Chapter Two The Hindu Monastery of Africa; Chapter Three Domesticating Shiva Worship in Ghana: Rituals of the Hindu Monastery of Africa; Chapter Four The Sri Radha-Govinda Temple Tradition; Chapter Five "Hinduizing" From the "Top," Indigenizing from "Below": Krishna Devotion in Ghana; Chapter Six Spreading Krishna and Shiva Worship in Ghana; Chapter Seven Why We became Hindus: Conversion Narratives; Chapter Eight Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Illustration Section.
520 _aIn Hindu Gods in West Africa, Wuaku offers an analytical account of the histories, beliefs and practices of the Hindu Monastery of Africa and the Radha Govinda Temple, two of Ghana's emmerging Hindu Temples.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 4 _aGhana
_xReligious life and customs.
650 4 _aHinduism
_zGhana
_xHistory.
650 4 _aHinduism
_zGhana
_xCustoms and practices.
650 4 _aHindus
_zGhana.
650 7 _aRELIGION / Comparative Religion
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650 0 _aHindus
_zGhana.
650 0 _aHinduism
_zGhana
_xHistory.
650 0 _aHinduism
_zGhana
_xCustoms and practices.
651 0 _aGhana
_xReligious life and customs.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aWuaku, Albert.
_tHindu Gods in West Africa : Ghanaian Devotees of Shiva and Krishna.
_dLeiden : BRILL, ©2013
_z9789004244887
830 0 _aStudies on religion in Africa.
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