The Bantú-African Concepcion of Death
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https://doi.org/10.14422/pen.v79.i304.y2023.030Keywords:
death, religion, Bantu conception, spirit, living-death, ancestors, ethical responsibility, continuum, transcendent, immanent, immortality, resurrection, plenitudeAbstract
The question of death remains a great concern for mankind since the very beginning. The Bantu-African conception of death and the after-life has its own contribution in giving answers to this mysterious happening. It is very interesting to see how this attempt coincides or differs with others.
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