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Many people in Nigeria still believe in witchcraft, with many victims being children. [1] [5] Other negatively affected groups include people with disabilities [6] [7] and women. [8] [9] Superstions in Nigeria can also affect aspects of Nigerian economy, [10] such as farming (ex. duck raising). [11]
The 1963 Nigerian census, the last that asked about religion, found that about 47.2% of the population was Muslim, 34.3% Christian, and 18.5% other. [22] Nigerian states that implement some form of sharia law (in green)
Many of the laws and culture were counterparts with religion such as taboos and laws concerning sacred spaces like a deity's sacred forest. Since customary law is recognised in Nigeria, many in Igbo society find themselves syncretising these beliefs with other beliefs and religions. [citation needed]
An 1850 illustration of a "Jujuh house" on the Bight of Benin showing fetishised skulls and bones An 1873 Victorian illustration of a "Ju-ju house" in the same location. The belief system is recorded by Sir James George Frazer in Folk-Lore (Vol. XXVI), under the title, "A Priest-King in Nigeria", [8] from a communication received from Mr. P. A. Talbot, District Commissioner in S. Nigeria.
Secularism in Nigeria is a legal and constitutional principle that states that the government of Nigeria and its states shall not adopt any religion as a state religion, [1] and that every person shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. [1] Secularism in Nigeria is derived from the Constitution of Nigeria, which is ...
The Ijaw culture of the South has been influenced greatly by its location on the coast and the interaction with foreigners that it necessitated. Its members amassed great wealth while serving as middlemen, and the preponderance of English names among them today is a testament to the trade names adopted by their ancestors at this time. [45] [46]
Agadzagadza is a trickster figure from the mythology of the Bura people, one of the population groups of Nigeria. [1] [2] [3] He is a male agama lizard [4] and appears as part of an aetiological explanation for the origins of death in their culture.
Nigeria religion-related lists (1 C, 6 P) + ... Religious organizations based in Nigeria (8 C, 2 P) R. Religious buildings and structures in Nigeria (8 C, 2 P)