Rituals in african traditional religion

    • [PDF File]African Religious Healing Practices: A Case Study of the Dagomba Ethnic ...

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      Ghana, focusing particularly on the nature and how the indigenous African Traditional Religion influence the healing process and its impact on the people. It is prudent to begin with working definition of the concept “African Healing” and explains its dynamics in the form of literature review.

    • The Impact of African Traditional Religious Beliefs and Cultural Values ...

      Inter-religious relations, especially, among African Traditional Religion (ATR) worshippers, Muslims and Christians are becoming sources of social tension and violence. For many Africans and Ghanaians, in particular, it is religion more than anything else that shapes their worldview and participation in social life6. The African traditional

    • Attitudes of Christian missionaries towards African traditional ...

      taken by many African peoples as just another deity and added to the long list of the ones they believed in. So many African Christians are also practitioners of their own religion (Mudenge,1988). It is not surprising therefore that most Africans still cling on traditional religion, honor Africa places of worship

    • [PDF File]African Traditional Religion in a Globalizing World

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      The African man had many taboos to observe, and many daily rituals to perform, either to appease the community or the divinities. If he was not an indirect or unconscious slave of the ... African Traditional Religion is all about, basically by sampling the opinions of different scholars in this regard. First, it begins by a study of the meaning ...

    • [PDF File]African Traditional Religion: An Examination of Terminologies Used for ...

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      African traditional religion relies on the oral transmission. Thus, doctrine tends to be more flexible than it is in textbased religions like Christianity and Islam, and it changes - ... rituals, shrines and religious functions” (1976: 2). Founder(s) of the religion is/are not known unlike that of Christianity, Zoroastrianism or

    • [PDF File]Rites of Passage in Traditional African Religion - Methodist

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      it from their lives. Scholars argue that Africans fail to choose between Christianity and African traditional practices because both play a role in their lives. For example, Joel Mokhoati argues that “Christianity connects them to God while African traditional practices provide a lasting bond with ancestors” (Mokhoati 2017).

    • [PDF File]2 Cor. 7:1 in the Context of African Purification Rites A paper ...

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      4 which mean ‘to make thin’, ‘to make a person free, loose, unbound’ and derive from the word ukuhlamba which means ‘to wash.’6 In Zulu traditional life purification rites are understood as the process through which a person is made ‘free and refined of dross and imperfection . . .’7, From the practice of ritual, in the figure of impurity, a concept of guilt develops and, as such,

    • [PDF File]RITUALS, SYMBOLISM AND SYMBOLS IN YORUBA TRADITIONAL ... - ObafemiO

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      Rituals and Rites in Yoruba Religion: Some Examples Rituals and rites abound in Yoruba traditional religion. A brid survey would be attempted here. . Let us start with the ritual in connection with the worship of God - Olodumare and gods - Orisa. There is a specific cult of Olodumare in Y orubaland. This may

    • [PDF File]African Rituals - Home - Laura S. Grillo

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      AFRICAN RITUALS Body, Medicine, and Healing Rituals Medicine and religion are often deeply connected systems. Illness may be an inevitable fact of life, but its possible causes and cures are the subjects of competing cultural interpretations. In African religions, rituals of affliction and healing figure prominently.

    • [PDF File]What is African Traditional Religion? - Studies in Comparative Religion

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      missionaries. By and large they had a much better perception of African Traditional Religion and they saw the relevance of the system of beliefs for African traditional society. The most prominent were R. S. Rattray,14 P. A. Talbot,15 A. B. Ellis,16 and S. S. Farrow.17 The most

    • [PDF File]Ritual Efficacy in Traditional African Environments

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      And as Sundermeier has rightly put it, there is no known religion without ritual. 2In Christianity, for instance; offering, tithe, thanksgiving, penitence, etc, are important rituals that observed. In Islam, ablution and Zakat are recognized rituals are while in African eligion, a rite-der-passage, i.e. a ritual event marking a person’s

    • [PDF File]ATR (African Traditional Religion) Introduction - Samaria Mission

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      African Traditional Religion is very pragmatic and apply to the need as it arises. It has supplied ... Where to look for and find African Tradition Religion? • It is found in rituals, ceremonies and festivals of the people: Birth, giving of names, circumcision, initiation ceremonies, marriage, funerals, harvest festival, need for rain ...

    • [PDF File]Ritual Efficacy in Traditional African Environments

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      And as Sundermeier has rightly put it, there is no known religion without ritual. 2In Christianity, for instance; offering, tithe, thanksgiving, penitence, etc, are important rituals that observed. In Islam, ablution and Zakat are recognized rituals are while in African eligion, a rite-der-passage, i.e. a ritual event marking a person’s

    • [PDF File]The Effect of Globalization on African Traditional Religious Rituals By ...

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      the world has affected African Traditional Religion drastically. This work is going to look into how globalization has affected African Traditional Religion especially in the area of the rituals. This ritual is known as a form of behavior presented by custom, law, rule or regulations, these include; the mode of eating, dressing, language,

    • [PDF File]African indigenous religious rituals and magic in Ibadan politics ...

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      Key words: Magic, rituals, religion, democracy, politics. INTRODUCTION The present nature of the Nigerian political terrain brings to the fore the interconnectedness between African traditional religion and politics especially the aspect of magic and rituals. Many politicians, cutting across categories of politicians seek protection and victory ...

    • [PDF File]Traditional African religions and their influences on the ... - ed

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      several definitions of traditional African religion that exist, the most suitable for this study is the one ... daily life, the practice of rituals, and the recognition of the ever presence of the living-dead (ancestors) to allow the person to coexist in harmony with other members of the community in order to please God.” (Kamara, 2000, p.503

    • AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION - JSTOR

      African Traditional Religion and 19th century Christianity were closed systems — systems mutually closed to one another. In its own mind, Christianity was self-sufficient; as the fullest and final revelation of God to man, it had nothing to learn from other religions. African Traditional Religion, on the other hand, was supremely absorbent.

    • [PDF File]Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Islam and Christianity in Sub ...

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      Chapter 3: Traditional African Religious Beliefs and Practices Side by side with their high levels of commitment to Christianity and Islam, many people in the countries surveyed retain beliefs and rituals that are characteristic of traditional African religions. In four countries, for instance, half or more of the population believes that ...

    • [PDF File]Human Rights Violations in African Traditional Religion: The Masquerade ...

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      Keywords: Human rights, Violations, African Traditional Religion, Masquerade and Masquerade Administration. 1. Introduction Masquerade (Mmuonwu, Mmanwu, Ma) is a vital aspect of African Traditional Religion. It is strongly believed by ... new yam festival, specific religious rituals like funerals, disputes such as land and other social needs ...

    • [PDF File]The Role of African Traditional Religion, Culture and World-View in the ...

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      Key words: African Traditional Religion, Rituals, World-view, Healing, Post-war healing 1. Introduction The article is based on a research project carried out in partial fulfillment of the requirements for award of doctoral degree. The study was carried out in the Southern Sudan between November 2009 and March 2010 in

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