Discover the traditional religions of Africa and its variants in the countries in the Caribbean Sea. African traditional religions help explain many issues and actions in the Continent, in the US, and in the world today.
By Mark D. Harris
Students of religion may know something about the Big 4, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, and other prominent faiths such as Judaism. But few understand folk or tribal religions. Although these faiths vary throughout the world, they are surprisingly united on key truths. Each religion tries to answer key questions of life, including those of existence and purpose. African religions in the 21st century are heavily mixed with Christianity (in the south) and Islam (in the north). About 75 million people in Africa hold primarily to African traditional religion. [1]
Continue reading “African Traditional Religions”
