{"product_id":"death-and-the-invisible-powers-the-world-of-kongo-belief-paperback-1","title":"Death and the Invisible Powers: The World of Kongo Belief - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Bockie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Bockie's] description of Kongo culture is vivid, beautifully clear, and absolutely authentic, as only a native could make it. . . . I don't know of anything of its kind that is both as good, ethnographically, and as readable.\" --Wyatt MacGaffey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Simon Bockie has written an engaging, often personal account of the views and behaviors surrounding death in his own society, the Kongo of Lower Zaire, northern Angola, and the Congo.\" --Cahiers d'Etudes africaines\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" . . . excellent book of Kongo religious life and thought . . . \" --Religion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is a book that is remarkably well written, both for its readability and for its explanatory value. . . . the book is a superb starting place for understanding Kongo religion, and will work as an introduction to African religion in general as well.\" --International Journal of African Historical Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\". . . an excellent introduction for anyone seeking to understand Kongo traditional culture and thought.\" --Oshun\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich in anecdote and case histories, \u003ci\u003eDeath and the Invisible Powers\u003c\/i\u003e is a personal account of the spiritual life of the Kongo people. It describes the ancient traditions that nourish a culture whose name symbolizes the heart of Central Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSIMON BROCKIE was born in Banza-Lele village, Kivunda District, in the Manianga area of Lower Zaire. He holds a Ph.D. in History and Phenomenology of Religion from the Graduate Theological Union and is a government documents librarian at the University of California, Berkeley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.16 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42563746136160,"sku":"9780253208088","price":41.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/WjNTdTE2VUttWTNLMVRHREpJSUI2UT09.webp?v=1770414926","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/death-and-the-invisible-powers-the-world-of-kongo-belief-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}