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.

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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

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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