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In Search of Mami Wata: Narratives and Images of African Water Spirits

Michelle Yaa Asantewa

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Description:In Search of Mami Wata is a celebration of African Water deities. All African indigenous spiritual practices have variations of water spirits. Although European cultural imperialism identifies the West African Mami Wata as arising from the period of colonisation, this deity is primordial and universal as it is connected to the natural force of water. In other guises she is identified with Mami Osun, Olukun and Yemaya, some of the Orisa found in the Yoruba Ifa tradition. In this full colour anthology she is portrayed and celebrated in fiction and non-fiction narratives and images that will inspire and reconnect her many children across the African continent and diaspora.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with In Search of Mami Wata: Narratives and Images of African Water Spirits. To get started finding In Search of Mami Wata: Narratives and Images of African Water Spirits, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Way Wive Wordz

Release: 2020

ISBN: 1838194304

Description: In Search of Mami Wata is a celebration of African Water deities. All African indigenous spiritual practices have variations of water spirits. Although European cultural imperialism identifies the West African Mami Wata as arising from the period of colonisation, this deity is primordial and universal as it is connected to the natural force of water. In other guises she is identified with Mami Osun, Olukun and Yemaya, some of the Orisa found in the Yoruba Ifa tradition. In this full colour anthology she is portrayed and celebrated in fiction and non-fiction narratives and images that will inspire and reconnect her many children across the African continent and diaspora.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with In Search of Mami Wata: Narratives and Images of African Water Spirits. To get started finding In Search of Mami Wata: Narratives and Images of African Water Spirits, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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