Encyclopedia of African Religion

dating as far back as 800 AD. Their close neigh- bors are the Senufo, Bamana, Lobi, and Bwa. The interesting aspects of the Bobo ...

Key Figures The Bois Caiman ceremony is said to have been presided over by the revered houngan, Boukman Dutty. Born in Jamaica, ...

of their own traditional African spiritual system, but also to adapt the system with the purposeful intention of protecting it f ...

Benin, the belief in divine ancestors or divinities and the consultation of the Bokonon have remained active and strong. The Bok ...

are women, there is Bondo/Sande” denotes the devotion of women to the society. Initiation into Bondo/Sande is voluntary in conte ...

and symbols associated with initiation are shrouded in secrecy, aspects of the African world- view are obvious in the public rit ...

Lamp, F. (1985). Cosmos, Cosmetics, and the Spirit of Bondo.African Arts, 19 (3). Retrieved January 14, 2008, from http://www.js ...

in the pyramid of Unas, the last King of the 5th dynasty, are known to exist. However, some have claimed that a large portion of ...

reflected major omissions, grammatical inferiority, and disorganization. Those credited with compil- ing this version ofThe Book ...

symbol of the god of the whites who has so often caused us to weep, and listen to the voice of lib- erty, which speaks in the he ...

Although the religion of the Buganda people today is diverse, having a large community of Christians and a significant number of ...

The title of bull was given to gods, kings, and sometimes queens. Slate pallets dating back as far as 3100 BC show kings as bull ...

Lambelet, E. (1986).Gods and Goddesses in Ancient Egypt(2nd ed.). Cairo, Egypt: Lehnert & Landrock. Redford, D. (Ed.). (2002 ...

for instance, is a linguistic variant ofBumuntuin southern Africa. In other African cultural groups, one finds profound similari ...

As the table clearly shows, a human being can lose her or his humanness and shift to the category of things or the animal state. ...

This ethical scheme is not limited to the Baluba. We are here reminded of theIwa(“character”) in Yoruba religion. Among the Yoru ...

blindly. It also shows that the notion of God as the foundation of morality does not rule out self- improvement. In its attempt ...

the notion of personal responsibility. Although the Akan, like many other people around the world, wrestle painfully with the is ...

BURIAL OF THE DEAD It is generally accepted in Africa that the dead will be buried. There is no extensive tradition of crema- ti ...

CALAMITIE S A cal amity is a majordisastrouseventcausedby natural or humanagents,in whicha community suffers lasting damage.The ...