Popular Category:African traditional religions

The indigenous religious beliefs and practices of African peoples include various traditional religions. While generalizations of these religions are difficult, due to the diversity of African cultures, they do have some characteristics in common. Generally, they are oral rather than scriptural, include belief in a supreme being, belief in spirits and other divinities, veneration of ancestors, use of magic, and traditional medicine.

For the practice of religion in Africa, of whatever type, see Category:Religion in Africa.

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This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.

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Pages in category "African traditional religions"

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Akan religion

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Lozi mythology

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National African Religion Congress

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Persecution of traditional African religion

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Ritual servitude

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Yoruba religion

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Zulu mythology

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Portal:Traditional African religion

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Category:African traditional religions