Prior to the coming of Christianity and Islam to Africa, the peoples south of the Sahara developed their own religious systems, and these formed the basis of much of their social and cultural life. At present the indigenous religions, modified by...

There is a basic similarity in religious practice, symbols, and ideas throughout southern Africa, from Uganda to the southern sea, from the east coast to Cameroon. This is the area in which Bantu languages are spoken, and there is a link, though no...

African Traditional Religions FOUNDED: 200,000 , Malidoma P. The Healing Wisdom of Africa. New York: J.P. Tarcher/Putnam, 1999. Turner, Victor W. The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1977. Van...

WEST AFRICAN RELIGIONS. West Africa lies between 5° to 23° north latitude, 23° east longitude, and 20° west longitude. It covers about one-fifth of the territory of sub-Saharan Africa and has a population of slightly more...

Religion in Africa is multifaceted. Most Africans adhere to either Christianity or Islam. Many also practice African traditional religions, often also in traditions of folk religion or syncretism alongside Christianity and...

Religion in Africa comprises twenty articles prepared originally by scholars from a variety of disciplines for a conference on African religions held in 1986 at Brigham Young University. The present volume contains a most important methodological introduction by two of its editors, Thomas...

'How "African" are African religions?' is the question with which the editors conclude their overview of this collection of papers which originated at a conference in Utah in 1986. Rather than essentialize 'Africanness', they argue that Africans are religious bricoleurs who reassemble combinations...

Provides an overview of Ancient African Religion. Describes ancient myths and symbols. Explores the three main modern religions.

Proposes an appropriately consolidated and objective name for the autochthonal religion and philosophy of Africa.

Examines impressions of the meaning and significance of African Religion. References the John Mbiti book "African Religion and Philosophy." Describes how African traditional religion is so much a part of the African traditional heritage that it is found in every aspect of life.