Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series -equiano the african?

hi mario
i am no an expert in ancient egyptian history; i think it is common
knowledge that ikhaten tried to impose monotheism in egypt, and some
take this to be an historical basis for jewish monotheism.
i think, also, that after he died attempts were made to wipe out signs
of his existence, and worship of the other gods was reasserted
well...you gotta make a living somehow. i guess isis's priests had a
hard time of it for a while
ken

On 1/29/13 3:17 PM, Mario Fenyo wrote:
> Dear Professor:
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> you might add, if you agree, that there was a time when the god of the sundisc (aten) was the only god. That notion may seem heretical to some but not to Jews, Muslims or most Christians
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> Dr. Mario D. Fenyo
> University Professor of American History
> Department of History and Government
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> Ken:
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> As unbelievable as it may sound, the Egyptians during a period of royal heresy worshipped a God in the sun disc itself.
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> Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:57:27 -0500
> From: harrow@msu.edu
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> thanks kwabena
> i don't have any trouble believing the statement about chukwu residing in the heavens, where the sun and stars etc are located. but in the sun itself?
> i wonder about that part of it
> ken
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> On 1/28/13 2:42 PM, Akurang-Parry, Kwabena wrote:
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> Ken:
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> The religious cosmology or mythological cosmology of the Akans of Ghana teaches that Onyankopong (God, the Creator) inhabits "soro" or space and sky where the sun, moon, stars, etc. reside. I have not studied Igbo religious and mythological cosmologies, ontology, and worldview, but from a comparative standpoint, Equiano's statement that the Igbos have a "god who dwells in the sun" is true and speaks to the religious beliefs of many precolonial African states and societies. See the classic African Religions and Philosophy by John S. Mbiti.
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> Kwabena
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> i should add that in reading equiano's account, intuitively speaking, and not as a specialist in 18th c igbo, i found his account not credible when describing africa. i know there is a big polemic about this; but i wonder if anyone on this list could also chime in on their intuitive reaction to his account.
> ken
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> On 1/28/13 4:24 AM, ChidiAnthonyOparaPoetry/Quotes wrote:
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> (Poem By: Chidi Anthony Opara)
>
> I come before you
> This hour before dawn
> Chukwu.
> You, who dwell above,
> Below
> Is your foot stool.
> You, whom the gods
> Genuflect in his presence,
> Before you I come
> Clean,
> Devoid of dirt.
>
> Your covenant with my forebears
> Bound me to come before you
> On this market day,
> At this hour
> To purge my soul of impurities
> Of the period past.
> I have washed my body
> And rinsed my mouth
> With the waters of onu ngara.
>
> No human is worthy
> To present sacrifices
> And libations in your presence.
> My sacrifices
> I have presented to the good gods,
> My libations
> To my ancestors.
>
> I stand before you in awe,
> Yet
> I must make my confessions
> Before the din of dawn.
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