The World as Manifestation of Spirit:

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" The World as Manifestation of Spirit: "
Monika Brodnicka

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1072802
Doc. No	:	LA116431
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15700666-12340114‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Monika Brodnicka
Title & Author	:	The World as Manifestation of Spirit: [Article] : Mysticism and Metaphysics in West African Religions\ Monika Brodnicka
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of Religion in Africa
Date	:	2017
Volume/ Issue Number	:	47/3-4
Page No	:	311–345
Abstract	:	This paper focuses on the concept of the world as interpreted by Amadou Hampaté Bâ, an initiated scholar, from his experience with Fulani and Bamana religions. It examines the meaning of the world as a manifestation of spirit through Bâ’s mystical concept of the ‘living tradition’. Bâ looks at the complex interaction of the material and spiritual dimensions of the universe as it manifests itself in the physical world through symbols, and as it is informed through invisible forces communicated by the Supreme Being. Based on his understanding of Fulani and Bamana traditions, Bâ uses notions of history and art to better highlight the specific relationship between the spiritual and material realms that illustrate this sacred connection. I argue that Bâ’s mystical approach to understanding this metaphysics offers another method of thinking about some of the diverse African indigenous religions through their underlying esoteric connections.
Descriptor	:	African metaphysics
Descriptor	:	African mysticism
Descriptor	:	African philosophy
Descriptor	:	African religion
Descriptor	:	African Studies
Descriptor	:	Anthropology of Religion
Descriptor	:	Comparative Religion Religious Studies
Descriptor	:	History of Religion
Descriptor	:	initiation
Descriptor	:	living tradition
Descriptor	:	Middle East and Islamic Studies
Descriptor	:	oral tradition
Descriptor	:	Religion
Descriptor	:	Religious Studies
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15700666-12340114‬