Ama Mazama | Britannica

Ama Mazama

Contributor

BIOGRAPHY

Associate Professor and Graduate Director, Department of African American Studies, Temple University. Author of Une Introduction au Créole Guadeloupéen and others and coeditor of SAGE Publications's Encyclopedia of African Religion (2008) and others. Her contributions to SAGE's encyclopedia formed the basis of her contributions to Britannica.

Primary Contributions (7)

Articles

Charwe

Charwe was one of the major spiritual leaders of African resistance to white rule during the late 19th century in what is now Zimbabwe. She was considered to be a medium of Nehanda, a female Shona mhondoro (powerful and revered ancestral spirit). Charwe was born among the Shona people, one of…

Publications (1)

Encyclopedia of African Religion (2009)

By Molefi Kete Asante, Ama Mazama

"Numerous titles focusing on particular beliefs in Africa exist, including Marcel Griaule’s Conversations with Ogotemmeli, but this one presents an unparallelled exploration of a multitude of cultures and experiences. It is both a gateway to deeper exploration and a penetrating resource on its own. This is bound to become the definitive scholarly resource on African religions."
— Library Journal, Starred Review

"Overall, because of its singular...