Download or read book The Devil on Asase written by Brother RA and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2017-01-16 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of years ago, the Queen of Orion and her Seraphim children arrived on the planet Asase to seed it with plant and animal life that included evolving hominids. Unfortunately misfortune has now befallen the Osono clan of Asase. After locusts descend and destroy the townships crops, a strange sickness sends five people of the clan to their graves within hours of falling ill. Now as the entire clan lives in fear of this new and dark phenomenon, tribesman Kwaku Ananse who has lost his only son to the sicknessheads to the oracle of the god of the clan to determine the cause of the menace that is bringing a series of tragedies to his people. When he discovers it is the Devil who is bringing strife, Kwaku decides to enter the forbidden forest to face the Evil One and see which one of them perishes. Will he return with the head of the Devil in his hands or will he make the ultimate sacrifice in a desperate effort to save his people? In this modern African folktale, a tribesman travels deep into a forbidden forest to confront the Devil in an attempt to save his people from a series of misfortunes.
Download or read book Wit and Wisdom from West Africa or a Book of proverbial philosophy idioms enigmas and laconisms Compiled by R F Burton etc written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Kwaku Ananse the Antichrist written by Richard Kofi Armah and published by Richard Kofi Armah. This book was released on 2024-02-07 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Embark on a riveting journey with 'Kwaku Ananse: The Antichrist,' a spellbinding tale that weaves ancient prophecy with modern intrigue. Meet Kwaku Ananse, a seemingly ordinary figure destined to be the messiah, yet his path is shrouded in controversy. As whispers of prophecy surround him, some hail him as the chosen one, while others brand him the Antichrist. Follow Kwaku's odyssey as he undergoes profound training, only to discover the astonishing truth about his destiny – the messiah destined to shape the fate of the world. This thought-provoking narrative challenges perceptions and blurs the lines between good and evil in a mesmerizing exploration of destiny, power, and the ultimate cosmic balance."
Download or read book Of the Dark written by Curtis L Alcutt and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-30 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of years ago, the beloved daughter of a powerful sorceress is brutally murdered. Naturally devastated, Asase sells her soul to the Dark. In exchange, she receives the power to carry on an eternal curse on mankind. Now in present day, Asase possesses the body of mousy Oakland museum curator, Xylia Christian. Asase, or Xylia as she is known in the mortal world, is busy immersing earth in unholy darkness. If she succeeds, mankind will suffer her wrath forever. While leading a legion of bloodthirsty, cannibalistic ghouls, she races against the clock to stop the only thing standing in her waya resurrected old man, Virgil Bodine. Accompanied by his ageless owl companion, Betoto, and a hulking stone guardian, Virgil advances from the east coast. As he fights his way through unimaginable horrors in an attempt to achieve the greater good, his mission seems all but impossible, until their paths finally collide and the fate of mankind is decided. In this fantastical adventure, a resurrected old man sets out on a dangerous quest to stop a cursed demonic sorceress from carrying out her mission to butcher and destroy mankind.
Download or read book Gem written by Victoria Leeman and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This tenth-century epic fantasy set during the Britannicus and African Bantu empires, Gem: The Season of Prophecy tells of Protector Gods and Underworld Demons crossing the bridge of the afterlife to battle for Earth. While stranded on the Great Trek to find the divine black pearl, Bakari, a Marinda warrior, dreams of predicting the monsoon. Summoning Cagin, the Sorcerer, he is granted his wish, but it must be repaid. Gaia, the Earth Mother, discovers his secret and empowers him as a Spirit God who commands the seasons. When Gaia births her Gem daughters, Diamond, Ruby and Sapphire, Bakari swears to protect them from the Underworld, as foretold by the Prophecy of the ancient Sidhe. He knows the crystal formation of Gem is the only weapon that can challenge Hades and his quest for the Earth. The Prophecy of the Sidhe, which foretells the Underworld's contest for Earth and the threat to the powers of Gem, sets Gaia the Earth mother to rally her protectors with the African tribes, and clear the divide of gods and men. Like their ancestors before them, Bakari and his brothers must band together as warriors, for honor, for tribe, and for Gem. Victoria Middleton, writing as Victoria Leeman, is a marketing coordinator for a retail group in Sydney, Australia. With a fine arts background, she has ventured into many fields, including business management, Australian art design, export, and sales. The mother of two daughters, she loves to read almost everything, from ancient history to fantasy. This is her first published novel. Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/VictoriaLeeman
Download or read book Fire Rush written by Jacqueline Crooks and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-04-16 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FINALIST FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2023 “[A] powerful debut.” —The Washington Post “An exceptional and stunningly original novel by a major new writer.” —Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other Set amid the Jamaican diaspora in London at the dawn of 1980s, a mesmerizing story of love, loss, and self-discovery that vibrates with the liberating power of music Yamaye lives for the weekend, when she goes raving with her friends, the “Tombstone Estate gyals,” at The Crypt, an underground dub reggae club in their industrial town on the outskirts of London. Raised by her distant father after her mother’s disappearance when she was a girl, Yamaye craves the oblivion of sound - a chance to escape into the rhythms of those smoke-filled nights, to discover who she really is in the dance-hall darkness. When Yamaye meets Moose, a soulful carpenter who shares her Jamaican heritage, a path toward a different kind of future seems to open. But then, Babylon rushes in. In a devastating cascade of violence that pits state power against her loved ones and her community, Yamaye loses everything. Friendless and adrift, she embarks on a dramatic journey of transformation that takes her to the Bristol underworld and, finally, to Jamaica, where past and present collide with explosive consequences. The unforgettable story of one young woman’s search for home, animated by a ferocity of vision, electrifying music, and the Jamaican spiritual imagination, Fire Rush is a blazing achievement from a brilliant voice in contemporary fiction.
Download or read book Encounters in Quest of Christian Womanhood written by Ulrike Sill and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a detailed study of how the practices and notions of the Basel Mission regarding women and gender were received, conceptualised and negotiated in local terms in pre and early colonial Ghanaian societies, 1843-1885.
Download or read book Satan Unbound written by Peter Dendle and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ubiquitous conflict between saint and demon constitutes an ontological study of the boundaries between the holy and the unholy, rather than a psychological study of temptation and sin."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Marriage God s Way written by Willie Mintah Essibrah and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers in-depth and practical teaching on marriage from before proposal and well through marriage life as God intends it to be.
Download or read book To the Gold Coast For Gold written by Richard F. Burton and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-17 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: To the Gold Coast For Gold by Richard F. Burton
Download or read book Delphi Collected Works of Sir Richard Francis Burton Illustrated written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2016-11-06 with total page 12817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: www.delphiclassics.com
Download or read book Volume II written by Richard F. Cameron, Verney Lovett Burton and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Volume II by Richard F. Burton, Verney Lovett Cameron
Download or read book To the Gold Coast for Gold written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Works written by Richard Francis Burton and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 8265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890) was a British explorer, geographer, translator and diplomat. Burton's best-known achievements include a well-documented journey to Mecca, in disguise; an unexpurgated translation of One Thousand and One Nights; the publication of the Kama Sutra in English and an expedition with J. H. Spake to discover the source of Nile. Musaicum Books present his greatest works as an author, translator and explorer. His works and the works about his life act as the true legacy of his untamed travel spirit and eternal curiosity. Content Translations: Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana Book of Thousand Nights and A Night (Complete Edition) The Perfumed Garden of the Cheikh Nefzaoui Ananga Ranga Vikram and the Vampire Travel Writings: First Footsteps in East Africa Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah To the Gold Coast for Gold Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Unexplored Syria Historical Research: A New System of Sword Exercise for Infantry The Sentiment of the Sword: A Country-House Dialogue Poetry: The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî The Gulistan of Sa'di Priapeia Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus Poem to His Wife Alma Minha Gentil, Que Te Partiste Em Quanto Quiz Fortuna Que Tivesse Eu Cantarei De Amor Tao Docemente No Mundo Poucos Annos, E Cansados Que Levas, Cruel Morte? Hum Claro Dia Ah! Minha Dinamene! Assim Deixaste Biography and Further Readings: Life of Sir Richard Burton by Thomas Wright Romance of Isabel Lady Burton: The Story of Her Life Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by J. H. Speke What Led to the Discovery of the Nile by J. H. Speke Arabian Society in the Middle Ages Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia
Download or read book Ah Jubah written by Asiri Odu and published by Oya's Tornado. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ah Jubah! A PleaPrayerPromise is a revolution in ink. This rich curvilinear novel chronicles the emergence of six collectives who unite through time and space for the liberation and elevation the Pan African world. Ah Jubah! features Kandace and Cynthia who open a soul food restaurant that specializes in the culinary culling of racist oppressors; Azure and Alteveze who unite warring gangs, convert projects into quilombos, and introduce local authorities to the precision of divine retribution; and Orisa Oya and the Egbe Aje who preside over Edan’s global tribunal for the prosecution of crimes against humanity. These are only three examples of the liberatory works enacted by warriors who revolutionize the concept of revolution. Ah Jubah! offers a dynamic reconceptualization and resuscitation of such revolutionary Black organizations as Ogboni Ibile, the Deacons for Defense, and the Black Liberation Army. The novel also builds on and expands the literary revolutionary impetus of Sam Greenlee’s The Spook Who Sat By The Door, the Seven Days of Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon, and the society of the ankh of Ayi Kwei Armah’s Osiris Rising. Asiri Odu’s stunning debut novel spans from the dawn of time to the immediate future to offer its audience a blueprint for holistic empowerment for nearly every era, condition, and dilemma.
Download or read book Music and Dance Traditions of Ghana written by Paschal Yao Younge and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-10-17 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The music and dance traditions of Ghana's four main ethnic groups are covered comprehensively in this book. It discusses concepts of music, dance and performance in general, and also goes into cultural perspectives, performance practices and the form and structure of 22 musical types or dance drumming ceremonies. As a guide to multicultural education, it provides teaching methods and components of curriculum development. Numerous photographs, maps, and musical scores generously illustrate the book.
