Ghana Life: Return of the Devil

Two recent articles by this author have led to speculation about the role of Africa in the long history of religion. The first article was: psycology magazine Book Review: Black holes in the Dead Sea Scrolls by Robert feather in which he argues that the concept of a monotheistic religion began in the time of Pharaoh Wheaten of Egypt who built a new city Acetate , with a large temple of Acton , near the modern city of Amanda. The second article : Life Ghana : the religious revolution commented on how dynamic the Christian churches in Ghana today are those that have incorporated elements of traditional religion fetish . These integrated churches called evangelical , Pentecostal or charismatic , have spread in Europe and America in recent decades seem to have much success there as in their country of origin once again proves that Africa remains a leading innovation in religious practice and belief psycology magazine.

According to Robert Feather , the ancient Hebrews in Egypt became monotheistic during the time of Wheaten : the late fourteenth century BC . Plume speculation that Jacob and Joseph have been involved in this movement with the High Priest of Wheaten , Merrell . Two hundred years later psychologie test, the Hebrews left Egypt under the leadership of Moses and brought the concept of a God of what became Judaism. A millennium later , the secrets of his great Sheraton temple and preserved by the Essences in communities such as Quran near the Dead Sea , monotheism and others psychologie test, was transmitted to Christianity psychologie test.

Robert Feather tells how the Essences of Quran measure their history into periods of 490 years, with the third place was Wheaten ( 1350 BC) , which ended in 120 AD when the Romans put down a final rebellion and expelled the Jews from their homeland. It is a curious fact that another 490 years later addition, it is said psycology magazine that in 610 AD, the Prophet Muhammad to have received his first revelation and began his mission. The Essences may have had more, but monotheism was alive psycology magazine and well psychologie test, to be postponed to Islam. Over a period of nearly two thousand years , Eaten became Yahweh, Allah and finally Deus but Feather suggests that the old name was called the Hebrew word " atonal " and even in its English psycology magazine counterpart "atonement " psychologie test.

In the traditional religion psycology magazine of the Aka of southern Ghana, the Supreme Being is known by several names, including Name or Name , Yank and Abrade . None of these names seem to be derived from the names used by the three monotheistic religions , but first, Name was adopted in Christian churches use the vernacular . Name: Osage , the Savior , is used for Jesus Christ, and Kane Karma , the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana.

Find traditional Catholic color psycology and Protestant services lack a bit of vitality, some Christian churches in Ghana introduced Aboriginal drumming , dancing and singing . These celebrations of faith and joy are found so nice that the services were extended to last all night , and the introduction of modern amplification psychologie test systems made wit impossible to sleep in the whole area. These evangelical and charismatic churches are unpopular among non- practitioners , but its membership has increased rapidly psychologie test. Were made even more attractive by adapting their practices to local needs and the introduction of services to drive away evil spirits psychologie test.

Orthodox Christianity has largely abandoned the belief in possession by evil spirits and views the concept of the devil as an anachronism. Modern spiritual teachers as Abdul BAHIA , talked about the non-existence of evil , seeing it as a negation , as projected by men in God's light shadows . This imagery psychologie test fits well with the original Egyptian cult of Eaten, symbolized by the great luminous disk of the sun psychologie test, shedding light on all . According to Abdul Bahia , no men are bad or wrong, but some are ignorant psychologie test, selfish act like children , and they psycology magazine need education psychologie test, and others are sick and need healing.

In Ghana, the belief in the devil ( Oblongs ) remains widespread . Birgit Meyer argues that members of evangelical churches , Charismatic psychologie test and Pentecostal Christian popular culture share a devise evil in which the problems of witchcraft psychologie test, money and family are recurring elements psycology magazine. Traditional gods are demonized psychologie test, proclaiming witches ( who are trying to destroy the lives of family members who want ) to be agents of the devil color psycology, whose protection is gained psycology magazine only through prayer ( God). psychologie test 

European missionaries and American Christianity in Ghana, in the nineteenth century , but in the XI century psychologie test, the missionaries also go in the opposite direction . While the old established churches continue to experience a decline in membership , the newly imported churches are booming color psycology, attracting not only immigrants from Africa , but also local people looking for something new . Some modern Christians who believed that the devil was the result of an old fantasy psychologie test, now forced to face a new African reality psychologie test.

1. Robert Feather , black holes in the Dead Sea , Watkins Publishing, London , 2012.
Two . Abdul Bahia , answered some questions , Bahrain Publishing Trust , London 1984 .
Three psychologie test. Meyer psycology magazine, Birgit , the power of money : politics , witchcraft and Pentecostalism in Ghana psycology magazine, African Studies Review , viol . 41 , No. 3 , p. 15-48 , Atlanta, 1998 color psycology.

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To learn more about life in general bandoleer psycology  the fascinating history of the industrial revolution based turbulent psychologie test Ghana of the second half of the twentieth century , read John Powell 's novel , son of Mr psycology magazine. Colonial or survival nonfiction account of the installer. More details on these books and photographs the psycology magazine magazine sector Kunai Same informal artisans found in the color psycology following Web sites psychologie test.