African Traditional and Diasporic

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The traditional African religions (or traditional beliefs and practices of African people) are a set of highly diverse beliefs that include various ethnic religions.

African traditional religion (or ATR, also known as also referred to as African indigenous religions or African tribal religions) is a general, umbrella term for religious and spiritual establishments in Africa prior to the spread of Islam and Christianity on the continent. The reinstitutions of...

African Traditional Religion, also referred to as African indigenous religions or African tribal religions, is a term referring to a variety of religions indigenous to the continent of Africa.

African religions cover a diverse landscape of ethnic groups, languages, cultures, and worldviews. Here, Jacob K. Olupona, author of African Religions: A Very Short Introduction shares an interesting list of 15 facts on African religions.

Yoruba people of west Africa believe that when a deceased person is not properly buried or has an unfinished business in the physical realm, the person may be reborn.

When African slaves were brought to the New World, they brought their religions with them that merged with Catholicism.

Religion is an important part of millions of people's lives across the world. Thousands of African people are converted to Christianity every day and in Nigeria about 20 new religious sects or groups come into being every month. More than ten million Jews from all over the world observe the Sabbath every week and millions of Muslim pilgrims travel to Mecca in the Middle East

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There is a lot to learn about African traditional religions, and a lot of interesting facts to explore. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 6 interesting facts

African traditional religions are those practiced by the original inhabitants of Africa and can be divided into four different groups: the Nilo-Saharan, the Niger-Congo, the Khoisan and the Afro- Asiatic Religious Traditions

FOUNDED: 200,000–100,000 b.c.e. RELIGION AS A PERCENTAGE OF WORLD POPULATION: 1.3 percent