<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The study is a response to the call for papers that focus on African issues and it discusses the issue of atonement. The question which is raised is whether the Jewish and Luhya traditional concepts of atonement are similar or not. To answer this question, I have attempted to explain the understanding of the concept in Jewish tradition before comparing and contrasting this with the Luhya traditional concept of atonement. The study shows that there is a sense of harmony maintained or restored between worshippers and their objects of worship. Through a study of comparative religions, we find various depictions of atonement in different religious traditions. But the goal is the same—the attainment of forgiveness and reconciliation.</p></abstract>

The study is a response to the call for papers that focus on African issues and it discusses the issue of atonement. The question which is raised is whether the Jewish and Luhya traditional concepts of atonement are similar or not. To answer this question, I have attempted to explain the understanding of the concept in Jewish tradition before comparing and contrasting this with the Luhya traditional concept of atonement. The study shows that there is a sense of harmony maintained or restored between worshippers and their objects of worship. Through a study of comparative religions, we find various depictions of atonement in different religious traditions. But the goal is the same—the attainment of forgiveness and reconciliation.

Atonement in African Pluralistic Context: Examples from the Luhya of Western Kenya

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The study is a response to the call for papers that focus on African issues and it discusses the issue of atonement. The question which is raised is whether...

Atonement in African Pluralistic Context: Examples from the Luhya of Western Kenya

Published Online: Apr 22, 2016

Page range: 21 - 39

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/perc-2016-0002

Keywords
Atonement, Comparative Analysis, Jewish Tradition, Rituals, African Religious Traditions

© 2016 Wabomba Sychellus Njibwakale, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Atonement in African Pluralistic Context: Examples from the Luhya of Western Kenya

Published Online: Apr 22, 2016

Page range: 21 - 39

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/perc-2016-0002

KeywordsAtonement, Comparative Analysis, Jewish Tradition, Rituals, African Religious Traditions

© 2016 Wabomba Sychellus Njibwakale, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Atonement, Comparative Analysis, Jewish Tradition, Rituals, African Religious Traditions