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What is African Traditional Religion

Chapter 1
Ethical Research Approaches to Indigenous Knowledge Education
Should preferably be referred to as African Traditional Religion(s) because there are many and they do not carry similar characteristics in the way that Ibramic faiths do. In fact, some reject Ibramic faiths, while others embrace certain aspects and Africanize them. One of the few things that most ATRs have in common is that they respect and honour ancestors.
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Fighting for Relevance: The Revitalization of African Knowledge in the Learning Sphere in South Africa
Nombulelo Tholithemba Shange (University of the Free State, South Africa)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1249-4.ch001
Abstract
South Africa's recent higher education protests around fees and decolonizing institutions have shone a spotlight on important issues and have inspired global discussion. We witnessed similar resistance during apartheid, where African languages and ideas were limited. The educational space was the most affected by clashes between languages and ideas; we saw this in the prioritizing of English and Afrikaans over indigenous African languages and the prioritizing of Western medicine, literature, arts, culture, and science over African ones. This chapter will show how formal education and knowledge production in South Africa has been used as a tool to repress Black people, while discrediting their knowledge systems. This discussion will draw from impepho, which is rejected by Christians because its main use is for communicating with ancestors. The herb has many other medicinal uses, but it is still rejected. African practices are used and revitalized by AIC like the Shembe Church and revolutionary movements like FMF.
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Chapter 10
Oath-Taking and the Role of African Traditional Religion in Human Trafficking
African Traditional Religion is simply the indigenous beliefs and practices of Africans. As a concept, African Traditional Religion (ATR) better explicates what seems like a complex element entwined in the human trafficking of today. For most Africans, religion is the fundamental, perhaps the most important, influence upon their lives, yet its essential principles are too often unfamiliar to foreigners who are often prone to misunderstanding the African worldview and its beliefs ( Awolalu, 1976 : 2). In Africa, religion is used in the singular here because, in spite of the aforementioned differences, there are many basic similarities in African’s religious systems ( Awolalu, 1976 : 2). These include the concept of God (although presented with different names) and the concept of divinities, spirits and/or ancestors. Although practiced and named differently across Africa, Awolalu (1976) contends that there is a noticeable ‘Africanness’ in its pattern of practice.
Published in Chapter: Oath-Taking and the Role of African Traditional Religion in Human Trafficking; From: Handbook of Research on Present and Future Paradigms in Human Trafficking
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Religion, Culture, and Educational Development in Nigeria
This is an indigenous religion practiced by Africans different from the world known religion.
Published in Chapter: Religion, Culture, and Educational Development in Nigeria; From: Handbook of Research on the Impact of Culture in Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding
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