HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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West Africans blended Islam with animism
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The Swahili language developed in East Africa
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Islam and Christianity were both practiced in Africa
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West Africans not converting to Islam
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Detailed explanation-1: -We have a number of notable examples of this in our world–the Rastafarians, Vodou, Candomble, Santeria, Gnosticism, the Unification Church, and various others.
Detailed explanation-2: -An example of cultural-religious syncretism is Rastafarianism, in which Christian religion is blended with Pan-African ethnic identity and Caribbean slave religious practices.
Detailed explanation-3: -Christianity is not the only religion to use syncretism. It’s evident in all religions across the world. There’s Indonesian Muslims that combine Islam with their native cultural and religious traditions, the mix of Shinto and Buddhism traditions in Japan and hints of Babylonian mythology in the bible’s old testament.
Detailed explanation-4: -For example, African Indigenous Churches are described by others as syncretistic because they are believed to be impure, while others believe they are syncretistic because of their resistance against Western-Christianity that had colonized African culture.
Detailed explanation-5: -Syncretism is the name given to the blending of elements from more than one religion into a distinct system of worship. Examples include the blending of Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism in China during and after the Warring States period.