6/4/2023 0 Comments Most populous religions![]() ![]() The western coast is also consisted of the Yoruba and Anglican religion of syncretism. Some of the African traditional religions are those of the Serer of Senegal, the Yoruba and Igbo of Nigeria, and the Akan of Ghana and the Ivory Coast, and the Bono of Ghana and Ivory Coast. It has no missionaries or the intent to propagate or to proselytise. It has no founders or leaders like Gautama Buddha, Jesus, or Muhammed. The essence of this school of thought is based mainly on oral transmission that which is written in people's hearts, minds, oral history, customs, temples and religious functions. Often spoken of in the terms of a singularity, deliberate yet conscious of the fact that Africa is a large continent with multitudes of nations who have complex cultures, innumerable languages and myriad dialects. A heritage from the past, yet not treated as a thing of the past but that which connects the past with the present and the present with eternity. Īccording to Dr J Omosade Awolalu, The "olden" in this context means indigenous, that which is foundational, handed down from generation to generation, meant as to be upheld and practised today and forevermore. All traditional African religions are united by a shared animistic core with special importance to ancestor worship. Although religious customs are sometimes shared by many local societies, they are usually unique to specific populations or geographic regions. An early 20th-century Yoruba divination boardĪfrica encompasses a wide variety of traditional beliefs. ![]()
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