How is religious life shown in African society?
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Religious life in African Society  is shown through their everday lives , ex : their 'practices' , discipline  \n( : going to church , fasting - cutting the food off - through a determined period ) , etc .
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Mostly Western clothing, but many of the African people also wear traditional clothes, which varies from ethnic group to ethnic group. Indian people often wear traditional Indian clothes.
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Religion is membership in a group, spirituality is a relationship with God.
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It is a way of explaining a person's relationship with the spiritual aspect of life.  There are so many choices because so many ways of explaining it have arisen all over the world ever since people started to develop religious thought. There are so many ways of looking at this relationship, that so many different religions were developed.
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There *are* no eternal consequences, and people do exactly what you observe they do.  One of the things you might observe is that the least religious societies are also the most civilised.  Reflect on that.
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www.witchvox.com\n\nYou can find a lot on this site that may help you.  I don't know if they have a listing for people in S Africa or not though.  But, I do suggest being careful announcing your religion there... some stories show they don't like that kind of thing there.
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The dominant social convention in the region is Islam.  This religion prevents the full acceptance of capitalism, which is the prevailing economic world view on Earth today.\n\nStrict adherence to certain Islamic tenets prevents the charging or paying of interest.  This prevents proper economic investment and participation in the modern world.\nIt also ensures unending conflict with the perceived cultural flaws with their Jewish and western neighbours.  \n\nThis is the Arab world's great folly, an unwinnable and needless conflict.  \n\nWithout investment, the Arab world relies on one resource, oil, which is controlled by elitist and greedy hypocrites with no real interest in Islam or the economic development of its people.\n\nThe perpetuation of an aggressive patriarchial society forces downtrodden women to remain so and prevents the full utilization of half the Arab workforce, futher rendering their economies uncompetitive.\n\nPride goes before the fall as the Christians say, and the proud Arabs are finding out how their proud adherence to an outmoded belief system (Arab culture in general, not just Islam) is removing them from relevance in teh 21st century.\n\nConsider this:  China has begun outsourcing jobs to Africa.  The next round of economic growth is going to bypass the Arabs again.  How bad is it when Africa's future looks brighter than yours?
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Africans have more rhythm.
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*Fades in from the darkest corner of the street*\n\nGosh! From where do you get the ideas for these interesting questions. The best part is that all your questions require a certain amount of thought process. Love those questions!\n\nNow, time for my answer, here it is-\n\nA religion serves many different purposes in a culture, I'll list the ones on the top of my mind here-\n\n1- A religion generates unity and integrity values in a culture as the people start having common beliefs and hence, common interests.\n\n2- A religion fills a color in the cultural lives of the people. People who follow a common religion are bound to have some common festivals, rituals, ceremonies etc. This not only brings people together, but also "spices up" their lives.\n\n3- A religion sometimes also decides the longeivity of a certain culture. A culture founded on the base of strong spiritual and religeous supports is less likely to be affected by the external influences like- Political invasion, cultural clashes And intra-community quarrels/disputes etc.\n\n4- A religion also helps in strengthening the moral roots of a culture. The culture in which children are taught what's wrong, what's "sin" and what's good from the early stages of their lives is more likely to produce honest, truthful, patriotic, loyal, spiritual and open-minded citizens and such cultures excel in all the fields of study and yield more competent, efficient and intellectual people to the world.\n\n*Fades out back in the dark street corner*
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I am sponsoring a child in Ethiopia.  Most Ethiopians are Christians of the Orthodox variety.  Very, very similar to Catholic.
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THE OLD TESTAMENT looks like a text book for genocide in some places.\n\nIts the legalistic, the literalistic and Vain who are fascists.\nThat's mainly Evangelicals and those who believe they are the Elect.  \n "denial of equality and opinion of the non believing segment of the population"\n\nThats true of most religions, polical movements and dictators who have there moments.
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I would find a book on African- American history, or, more specifically, African-American religion. You should have no trouble finding sources for this, or searching under these topics for online info. The African-American (Negro) spirituals go back to this time, and you should be able to find much material on this too.
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Marriage is also a ritual of religion or faith or way of life
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Niger, Somalia, Senegal - a lot of the poor African contries. \n\nAll Islamic countries do teach the Qu'ran during the course of study, but do not teach it in such a harsh way.
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Religious-The northern part of the country and the government are Muslim, and the government has been very radicalized, while the people in the southern part are mainly either Christians or indigenous religions.\n\nPolitical-The Sudan is so huge that it should probably be several countries, in part because of the above.\n\nEconomic-Large amounts of crude oil have been found in the Darfur region, which are being developed for China. By ethnically cleansing the area of the indigenous peoples, the radical government will have complete access to the hard currency this asset will bring in.\n\nTo be honest, since the conflict began several years ago the only media outlet that has been consistently covering this has been Pat Robertson's CBN.
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An Orisha (also spelled Orisa and Orixa) is a spirit that reflects one of the manifestations of Olodumare (God) in the Yoruba spiritual (or religious) system. \nThis religion has found its way throughout the world and is now expressed in several varieties which include Anago, Oyotunji, Candomblé and Lucumí/Santería. These varieties (or spiritual lineages as they are called) are practiced throughout areas of Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, Mexico and Venezuela. \nAs interest in African indigenous religions (spiritual systems) grows, Orisa communities and lineages can be found in parts of Europe and Asia as well. \nWhile estimates vary, there could be more than one million adherents of this spiritual tradition worldwide.\n\nFundamentally a religion that believes that there is one GOD, the Orisa faith believes in a creator deity, 'Olorun' or 'Olodumare', who is removed from the day-to-day affairs of human beings on Earth. Instead, adherents of the religion appeal to deified ancestors and culture-heroes for help with their problems. Faithful believers will also generally consult a geomantic divination specialist, known as a babalawo, to mediate on their problems and foretell future events. This practice is known as Ifa, and is still an important part of life throughout West Africa. \nUNESCO, the cultural and scientific education arm of the United Nations, declared Ifa a Masterpiece of Humanity's Oral and Intangible Heritage in 2005.
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All our beliefs are updated versions of older beliefs. The Africans\nbrought thier beliefs West long before slavery. As there was\nan Atlantis, and travel to other continents was easier.\nSlavery brought African beliefs around the world, as well as  migration since then.