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The traditional Berber religion is the sum of ancient and native set of beliefs and deities adhered to by the Berbers.Originally, the Berbers seem to have believed in worship of the sun and moon, animism and in the afterlife, but interactions with the Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans influenced religious practice and merged traditional faiths with new ones.
According to the 9th-century Muslim writer al-Bakrī, there was a place called Gherza in Tripolitania with a hilltop sanctuary containing a stone idol that the Berber tribes from the surrounding region still worshipped. [1] The relief carving of a horned god at Volubilis has been tentatively identified as Gurzil. This would be the only evidence ...
In Algeria, the cloak-like kachabia is typical Berber masculine clothing. Traditional Berber jewelry is a style of jewellery, originally worn by women and girls of different rural Berber groups of Morocco, Algeria and other North African countries. It is usually made of silver and includes elaborate triangular plates and pins, originally used ...
Principal gods of Tenerife God Role Achamán: The supreme god of the Guanches on the island of Tenerife; he is the father god and creator. Chaxiraxi: The native Guanche goddess known as "supporter of he who holds the world [Abreu (ca. 1590, III, 13) d. 1676: 90r]." [27] Guayaxerax: A divine child, son of Chaxiraxi and "supporter of Heaven and ...
Berber goddesses (2 C, 3 P) Berber gods (1 C, 1 P) G. Guanche deities (2 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Berber deities" This category contains only the following page.
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Pages in category "Berber gods" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. G. Gurzil
Traditional African religion portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. ... Berber gods (1 C, 1 P) D. Dahomean gods (5 ...