Monday, June 16, 2008

Africans traditionally are said to have no sacred writings. Where can one find important information regarding these religions?

Lorraine Caplan

Traditional religious practices in Africa are by no means lost to the world, in spite
of there not having been any written sacred texts.  There is oral tradition and also, African
religions have been studied by scholars for a very long time, for example, anthropologists,
theologians, and linguists. 

People practiced their religions and handed
them down to succeeding generations well before there was writing. Even once man began to write,
few people were literate, so most religions were passed on this way for a...


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