West African Religions
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 t...
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African Traditional Religions
FOUNDED: 200,000–100,000 B.C.E.RELIGION AS A PERCENTAGE OF WORLD POPULATION: 1.3 percent
Overview
Africa, the place of origin of all humankind, is divided into num...
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The African religion was located in nearly all of Africa by 1300 B.C.E. The only areas, which, historians believe did not use the African religion, were the areas now called Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, M...
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In his book African Religions and Philosophy professor John Mbiti continually explains that all African cultures and societies, regardless of differences in national origin, language, or ethnicity are...
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For many centuries the religions of Africa have been called a variety of names. The problem that has arisen with these names is that almost every one of them can and has been deemed as negative, ille...
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