What Are The Beliefs Of Africans?

What are the beliefs of Africans?

 

Answer:

1. Shamanism - e.g., Khoisan

2. Animism - e.g., Nuer, Wolof, Zulu

3. Olympian religion - e.g., Yoruba, Azande, ancient Egypt

4. Monotheism - Christianity (including Coptic), Islam

These types have to do with

a. nature of the supernatural that people believe in (spirits, gods, ancestors, demons, special people, etc.)

b. means of communicating with it, relationship of believers to spiritual entities, powers that people can have

c. formal or informal religious specializations (specialists can include: healers, diviners, ritual leaders, cult leaders, priests ... )

d. types of congregations

e. duties or requirements of followers