A newly designed, affordable one-volume edition of this definitive work on the traditional rituals of Africa, containing more than half the photos that were in

This book connects traditional religions to the thriving religious activity in Africa today.

"An appreciative and user-friendly book on religion in the African diaspora. Murphy's skillfully drawn portraits offer an inviting introduction to the religious

Presents a selection of full-color photographs from across Africa, covering topics including sense of place, the joy of being, inner journeys, patterns of beaut

Across Africa, funerals and events remembering the dead have become larger and even more numerous over the years. Whereas in the West death is normally a privat