traditionally polytheistic African religions rather early. West African religions seek to come to terms with reality, and, unlike Abrahamic religions...

adherents of Christianity, Islam, and to a lesser extent several traditional African religions. In Christian or Islamic communities, religious beliefs are...

conquests displaced traditional African religions either by conversion or conquest. Traditional African religions have influenced Islam in Africa, and Islam is...

to be the Supreme Creator. Similar to other Bantu religions, adherents of Zulu traditional religion believe in honoring ancestors (Amadlozi) and in a...

from traditional African religions with some influence from other religious traditions, notably Christianity and Islam. Afro-American religions involve...

Traditional African religions have shared notable relationships with other religions, cultures, and traditions. Throughout the history, they are often...

well as deities found within the African religions—which is mostly derived from traditional African religions. Additionally, prominent mythic figures including...

population (mainly in the far south and southwest) follow traditional religions; other religions (the Baháʼí Faith, Judaism, etc.) make up the remaining...

Traditional religions such as the Akan Traditional Religion and Dagbon Traditional Religion are indigenous. Islam was the first Abrahamic religion to...

Yoruba religion. The Igbos of the east and the Ijaw in the south are almost entirely Christians with a few practitioners of traditional religions. The Middle...

ethnic religions as a means of maintaining a distinct ethnic identity such as the role of African traditional religion and African diaspora religions among...

Kenya are Baháʼí, Buddhism, Hinduism and traditional religions. Kenya is a secular state and freedom of religion is enshrined in the nation's constitution...

Hinduism. It is suggested that most ancient traditional African religions, like most other indigenous folk religions around the world, were strictly polytheistic...

The predominant religion in Somalia is Islam, with tiny minorities of Christians, traditional African religions and others. Most residents of Somalia...

Christianity, Islam, African Traditional Religion, or a combination of all of these. Among the most practiced African traditional religions in Benin is the...

concentrated in the northern, eastern, and central regions, whereas traditional religions or animists and Christians live primarily in southern Chad and Guéra...

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...

Traditional African masks are worn in ceremonies and rituals across West, Central, and Southern Africa. They are used in events such as harvest celebrations...

which respects freedom of religion. The reported estimated relative proportions of adherents of traditional African religions and Christianity have varied...

coastal nations of Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana and Ivory Coast. Traditional African religions (noting the many different belief systems) are the oldest belief...

undercurrents (folk religions) of major religions. Includes traditional African religions, Asian shamanism, Native American religions, Austronesian and...

elements of the religion to form Haitian Vodou and other African diasporic religions. West African Vodun Traditional African religion portal Akyeampong...

population follow traditional religions only; however, in 2009, more people practiced traditional religious practices along with other religions such as Christianity...

recent surveys. Traditional religions and non-religious individuals have seen greater declines. Christian denominations include Baptist, African Methodist Episcopal...

so the religion varies greatly by region and subgroup. Similar to other traditional religions of West and Central Africa such as West African Vodun, Yoruba...

practitioners of other religions in the country. Much of the population, both Muslim and Christian, also incorporate indigenous African beliefs into their...

other non-Christian religions (Muslims, Baháʼís, Hindus, and indigenous religions). According to the 2023 Association of Religion Data Archives, an estimated...

predominant religion in Central African Republic, with significant minorities of the adherents of Islam and Traditional African religions. The country...

among the enslaved Africans transported to the Americas. There, their traditional religions influenced the development of new religions such as Haitian Vodou...

religions represent only 1.5% of the population, and those of no religion 3.5%. The non-Christian people primarily subscribe to traditional African religions...