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Nigerian Professor for Traditional African religions, Jacob K. Olupona, summarizes that central for the Yoruba religion, and which all beings possess, is known as "Ase", which is "the empowered word that must come to pass," the "life force" and "energy" that regulates all movement and activity in the universe".
Taoism. Korean Taoism. Quanzhen School ("School of the Fulfilled Virtue") Shangqing School ("School of the Highest Clarity") Way of the Five Pecks of Rice. Way of the Celestial Masters. Zhengyi Dao ("Way of the Right Oneness") Syncretic Taoism. Dragon Gate Taoism.
Traditional African religions also have elements of fetishism, shamanism and veneration of relics. [22] Nigerian American professor of indigenous African religions at Harvard University , Jacob Olupona summarized the many traditional African religions as complex animistic religious traditions and beliefs of the African people before the ...
There are several religious festivals found in the various Traditional African religions. Some of these are listed below next to their corresponding religion : Afro-Cuban religion : Plantes. Dogon religion : Bulo — Sigi — Dama — Bado — Bago — Gogo. Igbo religion : Ekpe festivals — New Yam Festival of the Igbo — The Iwa ji festival.
Traditional religions such as the Akan Traditional Religion and Dagbon Traditional Religion are the indigenous religions of Ghana. Islam was the first Abrahamic religion to be introduced in the country between the tenth and 15th centuries, by Muslim traders. Later, Christianity was introduced via contact with the European missionaries.
Freedom of religion. Traditional African religions have faced persecution from Christians and Muslims. [1] [2] Adherents of these religions have been forcefully converted to Islam and Christianity, demonized and marginalized. [3] The atrocities include killings, waging war, destroying of sacred places, and other atrocities.
