African Traditional Religion: A Definition

A. C. Bouquet African belief African concept African traditional religion ancestor-worship ancestors animism anthropomorphism appear archdivinity Ashanti become called Cantwell Smith Christian Church confused consequence cult culture definition Deity described Dinka divinities E. E. Evans-Pritchard earth Egúngún element especially euhemerism European Evans-Pritchard existence experience expression fact factor faith father fetish gods human Ibid idea Idowu Igbo investigators Iruva J. B. Pratt Leo Frobenius living Lugbara magic man's Mawu means medicine mind monotheism moral Nadel Nana Buluku native nature Nhialic Nigeria notion Nuer Nupe objects observed Olodumare Olokun origin paganism particular reference person phenomena polytheism practices primitive question R. S. Rattray race reality regard religion in Africa religious revelation ritual sacred savages scholars sense situation society souls speak spirits study of religion Supreme term theology theory things thought tion truth Tylor universe whole word worship Yoruba