Polytheism-African Religion
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Definition
Rituals and Festivals
the belief in or worship in more than one god
- African rituals are very important, because it is culture
- Rituals are cultural and cultural ceremonies
- Some could be 'birth, marriage, death, planting and harvest
- Africa and Oceania, Indigenous religions are ethnic or tribal, for example 'each group/culture have their own tradition
- Some traditions affected by effect of Christian missions and Western technology
- No simple pattern of belief, some patterns do recur in some cultures, such as big beliefs in high god
Dates
- no exact answer
- Egyptian polytheism about 3500BC
- Polytheism goes way back in Ancient times
Sacred Buildings
- the only sacred buildings they had in the ancient times were temples