Today in Africa there is a conflict between the traditional Oath and Christian teachings on the same. Christians see traditional oath as an outdated practice while others use it as an inevitable tool for solving socio-cultural and religious problems. Studies have been carried in connection with Oath but these studies are too general. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the primary data. Null hypotheses were tested by ANOVA at 0.05 level of significance. This book has shown in depth that African Oath works like a Catholic Sacrament "ex opera operato"("by the work worked"). That means...

Today African culture and religion permeates all spheres of life. Life is secular and religious. Both aspects of life impinge upon the individual and the community in away that makes reality integrated. However when missionaries came to Africa traditional dances were said to be evil and immoral, traditional clothing was called pagan, and the African belief system was denounced as outright evil. African therefore was not expected to change only his beliefs, he was being asked to change his personality. This new life was in away enslaving, since the African was not allowed to bring his culture,...

One vital requisite for university teaching is research and publication. The author, draw on examples from research in humanities and education and current issues to provide researchers with basis for appreciating how research applies to todays concerns. The need for creating graduates that are well trained in all aspects of research, albeit at the fundamental level is an important tenet of university education. It is in this light that this book, Research Methods in Humanities and Education, is perceived. The book has been designed to provide the fundamental knowledge, skills and assist in...

From the earliest times people have believed that there are forces beyond human understanding and powerful in nature. Man has begun to worship these forces of sun, moon, fire and has attributed to them supernatural powers. People have also considered things that are extra-ordinary in nature and take it as a manifestation of powers that surround us. They build things that owe respect to these things.This book come at a time when the world is becoming secularised.It is a book meant to all Human beings.It will be good for all Religions to read and understand each religion for co-existence. Nor...