Constructing Images of the Divine: Latent Heterogeneity in Americans’ Impressions of God
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DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12571
Abstract: A variety of evidence suggests that individuals vary in the images they hold of God, and that this variation correlates reliably with religious attitudes and behaviors. But how do individuals psychologically organize their images of… read more here.
Keywords: latent heterogeneity; images divine; divine latent; deity ... See more keywords
On the Origins of the Récades of the Kings of Dahomey
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DOI: 10.1162/afar_a_00706
Abstract: | african arts SUMMER 2023 VOL. 56, NO. 2 The French word récade is a neologism formed from the Portuguese word recados, meaning “message” or “messenger.” The word récade specifically refers to a type of… read more here.
Keywords: staff; deity; dahomey; word ... See more keywords
The Yorùbá God of Drumming: Transatlantic Perspectives on the Wood that Talks edited by Amanda Villepastour Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2015 312pp., 16 b/w ill, 9 figs., 4 tables; $65.00 hardcover, $30.00 paper
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DOI: 10.1162/afar_r_00543
Abstract: Àyàn Àgalú, the man believed to be the rst Yorùbá drummer, is regarded as deity, spirit, and ancestor (Euba 1990: 90; Omojola 2012: 16). is tripartite characterization highlights the multiple resonances of Àyàn Àgalú’s identity.… read more here.
Keywords: amanda villepastour; yor; deity; book ... See more keywords
The Making of an Esoteric Deity: Sannō Discourse in the Keiran shūyōshū
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DOI: 10.18874/jjrs.47.1.2020.161-176
Abstract: This study explores depictions of Sannō in the Keiran shūyōshū, a collection of orally transmitted teachings on Mt. Hiei compiled in the early fourteenth century. Originally a conglomeration of protective kami, Sannō rose in prominence… read more here.
Keywords: making esoteric; deity; sann; sann discourse ... See more keywords