A HISTORICAL STUDY OF AFRICAN RELIGIONS
Overview
Religion is a human activity that can be easily accepted only within the framework of reality that it creates for itself
African Concept of God
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson you will be able to:
- Explain the African concept of religion and God
- Examine the he various forms of African religion
- Assess the Eurocentric conceptualization of African religions.
In this first lesson, we are laying the foundation of religion in Africa. Religious studies cannot agree on a common definition of its subject matter. To break the impasse, important insights from recent discussions about post-foundational political theory might be of some help. However, they can only be of benefit in conversations about “religion” when the previous debate on the subject matter of religious studies is framed slightly differently. Religion is a human activity that can be easily accepted only within the framework of reality that it creates for itself. Although it is difficult to define religion, it is necessary to proceed with an explanation of the object we are studying. The term "religion" can be defined as a system of beliefs and practices that relate to supernatural beings and are intended to organize and define the environment in which the religious community operates.