Encyclopedia of African Religion

himself. He was king of kings, ruler of rulers, Herupar excellence, and he who created the foun- dations of the land. Never befo ...

This was perhaps the beginning of the real heresy of Amenhotep IV. The jubilee was never celebrated in the third year; it was no ...

There were other edifices built by Amenhotep III, including chapels to Montu and Mut, indicat- ing his love for Amen and his ded ...

of the Kings, but evidence suggested that it was a hasty reburial. It is conceivable that, during the reign of Tutankhamen, many ...

the authority of his lineage, as well as his support among the masses who believed in the triad of Amen, Mut, and Khonsu. Given ...

people to the Nile Valley. One historian has writ- ten that the precise origin of the Yoruba is ancient Egypt. In many respects, ...

ALTARS In African societies, the object that stands between humans and the divine is often made of wood, clay, stone, or metal. ...

Temple at Abu Simbel. Nothing seemed to prevent African religious leaders from exploring all forms of the sacred, and certainly ...

image of the pharaoh between its front legs. Amen stood supreme for 2,000 years in Kemet and Nubia, and even when the deity was ...

AMENHOTEP Amenhotep, son of Hapu, rose through the ranks of Kemet’s religious establishment to become one of the highest-ranking ...

See alsoWaset Further Readings Asante, M. K. (2000).The Egyptian Philosophers. Chicago: African American Images. Brugsch Bey, H. ...

myths, there is a principle oftwin birthsin the universe. However, it is said that Amma’s first attempt at intercourse with the ...

was dead. This second wife was buried with the amoasie and beads as well. Nothing could con- sole Kwasi Benefo. The grieving Kwa ...

One night he could not sleep and thought that he should go to Asamando, the land of the dead, to see the four young women whom h ...

eternal life. When one carried the ankh, it was supposed to protect the wearer from all harm and danger. Alongside the ankh was ...

it is said that Ananse is the one who brought writ- ing, agriculture, and hunting to the Earth, teach- ing humans in the process ...

46 Ancestors Ancient Benin bronze reflecting an ancestor figure in Nigeria. Source:Molefi Kete Asante and Ama Mazama. ...

religion and morality and then looks at particular ways that reverence is shown. It concludes with an examination of how ancesto ...

question of obligation in African religion. Obligation among the Swazi people means that each year an animal must be dedicated t ...

Ancestors 49 just the rocks or water, but the spiritual powers capable of manifesting anywhere. There is no sep- aration between ...