WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Native African religions are centered on ancestor worship, the belief in a spirit world, supernatural beings and free will (unlike the later developed concept of faith). Deceased humans (and animals or important objects) still exist in the spirit world and can influence or interact with the physical world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Traditional African religion is based on oral traditions, which means that the basic values and way of life are passed from elders to younger generation. These traditions are not religious principles, but a cultural identity that is passed on through stories, myths and tales.

Detailed explanation-3: -Africa is a massive continent with diverse religious traditions, to the extent that within the same tradition there have been variations. The three main religious traditions-African traditional religion, Christianity, and Islam-constitute the triple religious heritage of the African continent.

Detailed explanation-4: -The introduced religions of Islam (in northern Africa) and Christianity (in southern Africa) are now the continent’s major religions, but traditional religions still play an important role, especially in the interior of sub-Saharan Africa.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Christian idea of church has similarities with African traditional life in which brotherhood and the extended family play a central role. The Church is the Christian family, in which all are accompanied to one another through belief and baptism in Jesus Christ.