African traditional religion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/African_traditional_religion

GPTKB entity

Statements (116)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:mythological_figure gptkb:religion
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	African indigenous religion
gptkbp:alternativeName	African_deities African_mythology Traditional_African_religion traditional_African_religion
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:African_traditional_religions
gptkbp:category	African traditional religion Deities by continent Religion in Africa
gptkbp:characterizedBy	mythology ancestor worship
gptkbp:coreBelief	gptkb:deity gptkb:magic gptkb:pilgrimage_site gptkb:ritual gptkb:prophecy reincarnation ancestral spirits ritual purity life after death totemism spirit possession nature spirits ritual masks ritual music taboos sacred groves sacred objects sacred trees sacred kingship ritual costumes ritual drumming sacred animals sacred rivers lesser deities spirit intermediaries
gptkbp:emphasizes	gptkb:oral_tradition spirit world community rituals
gptkbp:hasClergy	gptkb:physician gptkb:priest diviner
gptkbp:includes	gptkb:Ra gptkb:Anubis gptkb:Isis gptkb:Osiris gptkb:Ala gptkb:Amadioha gptkb:Nana_Buluku gptkb:Lisa gptkb:Anansi gptkb:Bes gptkb:Chukwu gptkb:Eshu gptkb:Legba gptkb:Mami_Wata gptkb:Mawu gptkb:Mbaba_Mwana_Waresa gptkb:Nyame gptkb:Nzambi gptkb:Obatala gptkb:Ogun gptkb:Olodumare gptkb:Oshun gptkb:Oya gptkb:Shango gptkb:Sopona gptkb:Unkulunkulu gptkb:Yemoja gptkb:Thoth gptkb:Bumba Sango
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Rastafari gptkb:Santería gptkb:Candomblé gptkb:Hoodoo gptkb:Obeah Vodun
gptkbp:mainDeity	gptkb:Chukwu gptkb:Mawu gptkb:Mwari gptkb:Nyame gptkb:Nzambi gptkb:Olodumare gptkb:Olorun gptkb:Roog gptkb:Unkulunkulu
gptkbp:practicedIn	gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:rituals	gptkb:festival gptkb:sacrifice initiation spirit possession libation
gptkbp:sacredText	gptkb:oral_tradition
gptkbp:worshippedIn	gptkb:Serer_religion gptkb:Ashanti_religion gptkb:Dogon_religion gptkb:Igbo_religion gptkb:Egyptian gptkb:Akan_religion gptkb:Bantu_religion gptkb:Kongo_religion gptkb:Yoruba_religion gptkb:Dinka_religion gptkb:San_religion gptkb:Zulu_religion Vodun Fon religion
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:King gptkb:magic gptkb:Yoruba_religion gptkb:West_African_cuisine gptkb:Japanese_folklore
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4