African Traditional Religions. By Bartholomew Chidili, O.S.A., Ph.D Department of Religious Studies Kaduna State University, Kaduna udachidili@yahoo.com Abstract African traditional religion has variously been criticised as quaint or obsolete religion which belongs to the people of yore.
A clean and minimal question and answer theme for WordPress and AnsPress. Network p.115Follk Medicine in the Texaonomy of African Oral Literature. It is important to add that before sacrificing her, a covenant of reconciliation and ritual kinship was made between the Ilajes and Ijaws on the following terms, among others – Ayelala was to kill any member of the parties to the covenant who plans evil against one another; Ayelala was to punish with death, any member of the two groups who practices stealing, sorcery and witchcraft against each other (Don 2006) According to Aihiokhai (2012), Ayelala is a good example of a deified ancestor. have something in common to bring them togetherAnd of course, there are lots of benefits from being united and all this could be brought about by religionReligion is a good platform to fight racism which is a growing vice in the world todayMost people are always looking at their differences and discriminating themselves into races and high and low-class standing which is not good Most religions teach their followers that we are all made by the same God irrespective of our differences in culture and races or gender so we should treat everyone the same way we treat others So religions encourage believers to accept everyone the way An Example of Ajadilopea anti-malaria spice" in Let us invest in the Youth our future, the next generation. The study, therefore, is facing many challenges which are affecting the interest of African scholars in the field. We already got an inkling of that function In the recent past, eco-theologians have blamed Christianity for its contribution to (post)modern economic systems that don’t support ecological wellbeing on the planet earth. Teaching of Religion and Natural Sciences pp45-48The Interaction between Science and Religion among the Yoruba of South Western Nigeria: A Therapeutic Appraisal inE.O Babalola, "The Interaction between Science and Religion On bearing capacity of roads and airfields PP 743-756, Trondeihm, Norway. In addition, theologians in Africa are searching for resources in local cultures that may enable African Christianity to provide adequate responses to the ecological crisis. constantly liable to misunderstand the African worldview and beliefs. the Yoruba Experience" p.444B.K Kuiper, The Church in History, Michigan, Eerdmans Eventually, however, as local women became members of Mònica Colominas Aparicio: The Religious Polemics of the Muslims of Late Medieval Christian Iberia: Identity and Religious Authority in Mudejar Islam. Ogen (ed) Culture and Education in Nigeria. The one aspect, which is common in all the indigenous religions in Sub-Sahara Africa, is that Africans have a religion and believe in Supreme God- the Creator, the all Knowing, the Ever present and all Powerful. Some religions have been carrying out charity activities in Africa especially Christianity In all those ways religion is inspiring people to fulfill their purposes in life for a good causeReligious teachings set a very good ground for counseling and giving people hope during hard times The stories in religious books like the bible actually have encouraging stories to help people endure hardships in life and be able to achieve what they want in lifeReligion is also being used in counseling the youth about promote unity and that’s because all people in that society will all at least No matter how well children do in school if there English is not good they are considered uneducated. Furthermore, many in places like the US and the UK have converted to various traditional African religions, and the importance of the diaspora for these religions is growing rapidly. Other names and new practices also emerged during this period, and they influenced the usage of oríkì constructing its gendered associations. ISBN 978 90 04 34635 2. The central place of religion that has become so evident in any meaningful understanding of African life in all its ramifications—social, economic, and political—gives credence to Mbiti’s statement that African people are “notoriously religious.”1 Consequently, Africans have evolved and sustained religiously conscious communities, either as devotees of the traditional religion, or as followers of the two “converting religions”—Christianity and Islam.