Religious Functionaries (Priests, Kings, Medicine Men, Diviners and Oracles) In Africa

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dc.creatorRowland, Olumati
dc.date2022-10-19
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-21T07:24:34Z
dc.date.available2023-08-21T07:24:34Z
dc.descriptionThere are many religious functionaries in African Religion. These include authorities and specialists in various aspects of African life; like priest, king, medicine men and diviners. Broadly speaking, their roles fall into two broad categories, mediators and mediums. A mediator could be roughly defined as a go-between, one who mediates between God and man. In this context, he is a human being, who because of his office, training and skill, or his personal qualities plays the role of a go-between in man’s relationships with the spiritual world. Mediums on the other hand are persons (or objects) whom a deity or spirit uses to communicate his message or benefits on people. In the African scene, mediators are usually priests, kings and medicine-men. Mediums are diviners, spirit mediums and prophets. The roles of these religious functionaries are not mutually exclusive. A priest can also be a diviner or medicine-man, and vice versa. We will illustrate each of these functions with examples drawn from some African societies.en-US
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dc.identifierhttps://globalresearchnetwork.us/index.php/ajshr/article/view/1566
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.umsida.ac.id/handle/123456789/10249
dc.languageeng
dc.publisher"GLOBAL RESEARCH NETWORK" LLCen-US
dc.relationhttps://globalresearchnetwork.us/index.php/ajshr/article/view/1566/1448
dc.sourceAmerican Journal of Social and Humanitarian Research; Vol. 3 No. 10 (2022): American Journal of Social and Humanitarian Research; 172-182en-US
dc.source2690-9626
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dc.titleReligious Functionaries (Priests, Kings, Medicine Men, Diviners and Oracles) In Africaen-US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen-US
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