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Today, the continent's various populations and individuals are mostly adherents of Christianity, Islam, and to a lesser extent several traditional African religions. [2] In Christian or Islamic communities, religious beliefs are also sometimes characterized with syncretism with the beliefs and practices of traditional religions.
Traditional African religions also have elements of totemism, shamanism and veneration of relics. [21] Traditional Vodun dancer enchanting gods and spirits, in Ganvie, Benin. Traditional African religion, like most other ancient traditions around the world, were based on oral traditions. These traditions are not religious principles, but a ...
Within African communities, there were clashes brought on by Christianization. As a religion meant to "colonize the conscience and consciousness of the colonized" [70] Christianity caused disputes even amongst hereditary leaders, such as between Khama III and his father Sekgoma in nineteenth-century Botswana. Young leaders formed ideas based on ...
Today, Islam is the predominant religion of the northern half of Africa, mainly concentrated in North Africa, the Horn of Africa and the Sahel, as well as West Africa. [ citation needed ] Characteristics
The status of religious freedom in Africa varies from country to country. States can differ based on whether or not they guarantee equal treatment under law for followers of different religions, whether they establish a state religion (and the legal implications that this has for both practitioners and non-practitioners), the extent to which religious organizations operating within the country ...
The socially marginalized African Traditional Religion adherents have become more publicly visible and organised in a democratic post-apartheid South Africa and today number over 6 million, or approximately 15 percent of the population.
Islam is the religion of 10.91% of the population. [1] Most Muslims in Kenya are Sunni, mostly of the Shafii school of Islamic law. Approximately 8% are non-denominational Muslims, [23] 7% identify themselves as Shia and about 4% identify themselves as Ahmadi Muslims, [24] as well as a small proportion of Ibadism practitioners. [25]
After the establishment of Islam, its rapid expansion and conquests displaced traditional African religions either by conversion or conquest.Traditional African religions have influenced Islam in Africa, [6] and Islam is considered as having more commonality with traditional African religions, [7] but conflict has occurred, especially due to Islam's monotheistic stance and the rise of Muslim ...