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Title:The Gikuyu philosophy of religion with reference to the proverbs
Author:Wanjohi, G.J.ISNI
Year:1993
Periodical:Journal of African Religion and Philosophy (ISSN 1018-8592)
Volume:2
Issue:2
Pages:165-172
Language:English
Notes:biblio. refs.
Geographic terms:Kenya
East Africa
Subjects:African religions
Kikuyu
proverbs
Kikuyu language
religion
Kikuyu (African people)
Abstract:This paper studies the traditional religion of the Gikuyu of Kenya, highlighting philosophical issues. It uses Gikuyu religious proverbs, many of which refer to God in an explicit manner. It considers in turn the Gikuyu conception of God as uncharacterizable and as distributor, the monotheism of Gikuyu religion, the Gikuyu belief in immortality, Gikuyu prayer and special prayers, exemplified by the prayer for rain and the prayer of thanksgiving, and the Gikuyu belief in God's immanence and transcendence. Notes, ref.
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