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Title: Common Features


1
Common Features
2
Common Features
  • The World
  • Humans
  • Problems for Humans
  • The Solutions for Humans

3
A Perspective
  • The Sub-Sahara Africans are not just animists but
    have developed religions in which things are not
    haphazard. Some come close to being monotheists
    others are henotheists.

4
Deities
  • Although there may be one God who is above all of
    the others Africans are more concerned with
    deities who involve themselves with the
    day-to-day activities of the people. There are
    deities who rule over lesser spirits who have
    various responsibilities. Ancestors also serve as
    guides.

5
The World
6
The World
  • The world is filled with energies that can be
    used for good or for bad. Life can be full of
    resources or scarce. Ancestors can be
    reincarnated.

7
Humans
8
Humans
  • The soul or spirit is a very important part of
    the individual and the physical body has uses as
    well. At death the person "disassociates" with
    the body and the soul can be captured by a
    sorcerer. People with "atypical bodies" (twins,
    albinos) have powers.

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The Problem for Humans
10
The Problems for Humans
  • For some African religions (Zulu, Yoruba)
    everyone has a destiny and one tries to determine
    what this destiny is because they have forgotten
    it. The gods know it and one uses diviners to
    help one discover one's destiny.

11
More
  • Priest and sorcerers can influence circumstances
    so that one's destiny (favorable) occurs.
    Ancestors are an important part of one's life and
    need not be offended.

12
Solutions for Humans
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Solutions for Humans
  • Communicating with the deities and spirits can
    help one discover one's personal destiny.
    Rituals help one to altar some part of one's
    destiny. One can seek specialists to help one
    determine one's destiny if one has not received a
    dream or vision. Powers should be used to help
    people and not harm them.
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