The Efik religion is based on the traditional beliefs of the Efik people of southern Nigeria. The traditional religious beliefs of the Efik are not systemised...
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(Efik: Ọkpọmkpọm) and a wrapper tied around the waist (Efik: Usobo). Nigeria portal Efik religion Efik mythology Efik literature Efik calendar Efik name...
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Grammar is also the goto for the Efik creation story. Works such as Rosalind Hackett's religion in Calabar discuss some Efik deities. Percy Talbot's "Life...
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Ebira traditional religion Edo traditional religion Efik religion Ekoi religion Esan traditional religion Fali traditional religion Frafra beliefs Gbagyi...
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Efik names are names borne by the Efik people of Southern Nigeria and Western Cameroon. The naming system of the Efik is unique and differs from contemporary...
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The following is a list of gods and goddesses from Efik mythology. The Supreme God is known as Abasi. He is regarded as the father of all things. In some...
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of the Efik people Efik mythology, the mythological beliefs of the Efik people Efik religion, the traditional religion of the Efik people Efik name, the...
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African diaspora religions, also described as Afro-American religions, are a number of related beliefs that developed in the Americas in various areas...
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Akan religion, Dahomey (Fon) mythology, Efik mythology, Odinani, Serer religion (A ƭat Roog), and Yoruba religion, while Bushongo mythology, Mbuti (Pygmy)...
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Indigenous religion in Zimbabwe Abwoi religion (Nigeria) Akan religion (Ghana, Ivory Coast) Dahomean religion (Benin, Togo) Efik religion (Nigeria, Cameroon)...
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Duke Town (redirect from Efik Kingdom)
renamed these as Creek Town, Old Town and Duke Town. The traditional Efik religion considers that Abasi created the universe. One tradition says that Abasi's...
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The Efik calendar (Efik: Ñwed ọfiọñ Efịk) is the traditional calendar system of the Efik people located in present-day Nigeria. The calendar consisted...
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Canaanite religion was a group of ancient Semitic religions practiced by the Canaanites living in the ancient Levant from at least the early Bronze Age...
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and Abakuá, which has its origins in the Ekpe society of West Africa's Efik-Ibibio peoples. Many Palo initiates are also involved in Santería, Abakuá...
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Religion in ancient Rome consisted of varying imperial and provincial religious practices, which were followed both by the people of Rome as well as those...
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elements of the religion to form Haitian Vodou and other African diasporic religions. West African Vodun Traditional African religion portal Akyeampong...
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state religion (also called official religion) is a religion or creed officially endorsed by a sovereign state. A state with an official religion (also...
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Efik literature (Efik: Ñwed ikọ Efịk) is literature spoken or written in the Efik language, particularly by Efik people or speakers of the Efik language...
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in the form of both popular public religion and cult practices. The application of the modern concept of "religion" to ancient cultures has been questioned...
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The Yoruba religion (Yoruba: Ìṣẹ̀ṣe), West African Orisa (Òrìṣà), or Isese (Ìṣẹ̀ṣe), comprises the traditional religious and spiritual concepts and practice...
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Animism (redirect from Animistic religion)
of religion as a term for the belief system of many Indigenous peoples in contrast to the relatively more recent development of organized religions. Animism...
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Old Norse religion, also known as Norse paganism, is a branch of Germanic religion which developed during the Proto-Norse period, when the North Germanic...
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(Greek: Ἑλληνισμός) in a religious context refers to the modern pluralistic religion practiced in Greece and around the world by several communities derived...
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Religion and mythology differ in scope but have overlapping aspects. Both are systems of concepts that are of high importance to a certain community, making...
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Ancient Egyptian religion was a complex system of polytheistic beliefs and rituals that formed an integral part of ancient Egyptian culture. It centered...
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Akan religion comprises the traditional beliefs and religious practices of the Akan people of Ghana and eastern Ivory Coast. Akan religion is referred...
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Mary Slessor (section Among the Okoyong and Efik)
Presbyterian missionary to Nigeria. Once in Nigeria, Slessor... learned Efik, one of the numerous local languages, then began teaching. Because of her...
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Mesopotamian religion encompasses the religious beliefs (concerning the gods, creation and the cosmos, the origin of man, and so forth) and practices of...
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Kongo religion (Kikongo: Bukongo or Bakongo) encompasses the traditional beliefs of the Bakongo people. Due to the highly centralized position of the Kingdom...
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Organized religion, also known as institutional religion, is religion in which belief systems and rituals are systematically arranged and formally established...
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