African traditional religion

E179331

indigenous religion religious tradition spiritual belief system

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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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
African traditional religion canonical	66
Traditional African religion	11
Traditional African religions	10
African traditional religions	7
Shona traditional religion	2
West African religions	2
African mythology	1
African religions	1
Bantu religions	1
Central African religions	1
Dogon religion	1
Igbo cosmology	1
Traditional Igbo religion	1
Urhobo traditional religion	1
West African mythology	1
traditional African religion	1

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 ⓘ African traditional religion self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (108)

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

Fipa people → religion → African traditional religion ⓘ

Torwa state → religion → African traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shona traditional religion

Torwa dynasty → religion → African traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shona traditional religion

Thembu people → traditionalReligion → African traditional religion ⓘ

Ogwashi-Ukwu → religion → African traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Traditional African religion

Mvezo → hasReligiousPractice → African traditional religion ⓘ

Urhobo people → traditionalReligion → African traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Urhobo traditional religion

Puerto Rican Espiritismo → hasInfluenceFrom → African traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: West African religions

Cuban Espiritismo → hasInfluenceFrom → African traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: African religions

Matabeleland → religion → African traditional religion ⓘ

Xhosa people → hasReligion → African traditional religion ⓘ

African-American culture → influencedBy → African traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: African traditional religions

Myal → associatedWith → African traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: African traditional religions

Adamawa State → hasReligion → African traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Traditional African religions

Mosotho → religion → African traditional religion ⓘ

Chadians → religionMinority → African traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Traditional African religions

Swazi people → practicesReligion → African traditional religion ⓘ

Igbo people → religion → African traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Traditional Igbo religion

Upper West Region → hasMajorReligion → African traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Traditional African religion

Odinani → associatedWith → African traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Igbo cosmology

Hutu → traditionalReligion → African traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: African traditional religions

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 → African traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: West African mythology

Kalanga people → religion → African traditional religion ⓘ

African traditional religion → includes → African traditional religion self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dogon religion

Maroon → religion → African traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: African traditional religions

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 → African traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: traditional African 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 religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: African traditional religions

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 ⓘ