African traditional religion

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African traditional religion refers to the diverse indigenous spiritual beliefs and practices of African peoples, centered on ancestral veneration, nature spirits, and a supreme creator.

All labels observed (19)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous religion ⓘ
religious tradition ⓘ
spiritual belief system ⓘ
associatedWith agricultural rituals ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ
protective charms and amulets ⓘ
rainmaking rituals ⓘ
rites of passage ⓘ
traditional healing ⓘ
coreBelief continuity between the living and the dead ⓘ
existence of a supreme creator ⓘ
existence of ancestral spirits ⓘ
existence of nature spirits ⓘ
importance of community over individualism ⓘ
interconnectedness of visible and invisible worlds ⓘ
moral order sanctioned by spiritual forces ⓘ
sacredness of nature ⓘ
hasCharacteristic ancestor veneration ⓘ
communal festivals ⓘ
communal worship ⓘ
cosmological myths ⓘ
divination practices ⓘ
healing rituals ⓘ
monotheistic elements ⓘ
oral transmission ⓘ
polytheistic elements ⓘ
ritual music and dance ⓘ
ritual sacrifice ⓘ
ritual specialists ⓘ
sacred drumming ⓘ
spirit possession ⓘ
taboos and prohibitions ⓘ
use of masks ⓘ
use of sacred objects ⓘ
hasSourceOfAuthority customary law ⓘ
myths and legends ⓘ
ritual specialists ⓘ
includes Akan religion ⓘ
Dinka religion ⓘ
Dogon religion ⓘ
Igbo traditional religion ⓘ
Serer religion ⓘ
Shona traditional religion ⓘ
Yoruba religion ⓘ
Zulu traditional religion ⓘ
influenced African-American spiritual traditions ⓘ
Afro-Brazilian religions ⓘ
Afro-Caribbean religions ⓘ
practicedIn African diaspora communities ⓘ
Central Africa ⓘ
East Africa ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
Southern Africa ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ
transmittedBy diviners ⓘ
elders ⓘ
griots and storytellers ⓘ
priests and priestesses ⓘ
worldviewIncludes cyclical concept of time ⓘ
holistic view of health ⓘ
integration of religion and daily life ⓘ
worships ancestors ⓘ
nature deities ⓘ
supreme being ⓘ
tutelary spirits ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (243)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fipa people → religion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Torwa state → religion → Shona traditional religion ⓘ
linked to: African traditional religion
Torwa dynasty → religion → Shona traditional religion ⓘ
linked to: African traditional religion
Thembu people → traditionalReligion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Ogwashi-Ukwu → religion → Traditional African religion ⓘ
linked to: African traditional religion
Mvezo → hasReligiousPractice → African traditional religion ⓘ
Urhobo people → traditionalReligion → Urhobo traditional religion ⓘ
linked to: African traditional religion
Puerto Rican Espiritismo → hasInfluenceFrom → West African religions ⓘ
linked to: African traditional religion
Cuban Espiritismo → hasInfluenceFrom → African religions ⓘ
linked to: African traditional religion
Matabeleland → religion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Xhosa people → hasReligion → African traditional religion ⓘ
African-American culture → influencedBy → African traditional religions ⓘ
linked to: African traditional religion
Myal → associatedWith → African traditional religions ⓘ
linked to: African traditional religion
Adamawa State → hasReligion → Traditional African religions ⓘ
linked to: African traditional religion
Mosotho → religion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Chadians → religionMinority → Traditional African religions ⓘ
linked to: African traditional religion
Swazi people → practicesReligion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Igbo people → religion → Traditional Igbo religion ⓘ
linked to: African traditional religion
Upper West Region → hasMajorReligion → Traditional African religion ⓘ
linked to: African traditional religion
Odinani → associatedWith → Igbo cosmology ⓘ
linked to: African traditional religion
Hutu → traditionalReligion → African traditional religions ⓘ
linked to: African traditional religion
Northern Region → religion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Dinka people → traditionalReligionType → African traditional religion ⓘ
Basotho people → traditionalBeliefSystem → African traditional religion ⓘ
Makua group → traditionalReligion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Tsholotsho → hasReligiousCommunity → African traditional religion ⓘ
Anansi Boys → inspiredBy → West African mythology ⓘ
linked to: African traditional religion
Kalanga people → religion → African traditional religion ⓘ
African traditional religion → includes → Dogon religion ⓘ
linked to: African traditional religion
Maroon → religion → African traditional religions ⓘ
linked to: African traditional religion
Banda people → traditionalReligion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Teshie → hasReligion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Mambwe people → traditionalReligion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Luo people of Kenya → religion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Dangme people → traditionalReligion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Zaramo people → traditionalReligion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Basukuma → religion → traditional African religion ⓘ
linked to: African traditional religion
Rozi → religion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Kingdom of Mapungubwe → religion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Hlubi people → religion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Ipunu → traditionalReligion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Bhaca people → traditionalReligion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Black South African → religion → African traditional religions ⓘ
linked to: African traditional religion
Thembuland → hasReligion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Erivwin → religiousSphere → African traditional religion ⓘ
Aziza → tradition → African traditional religion ⓘ
Abraka → religionPracticed → African traditional religion ⓘ
Sarhili kaHintsa → religion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Thembu → ethnicReligion → African traditional religion ⓘ
Mfengu → religion → African traditional religion ⓘ