African Religions And Spirituality Flashcards

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There was an osmotic diffusion of THIS Yoruba religion into Benin and Togo from Nigeria. The religion’s liturgy bears a striking similitude with these enumerated New World Syncretic religion : Candomble , Haitian. Vodou , Umbanda , Santeria , and Trinidad Orisha. These Syncretic New World Religions are the adaptation of this Yoruba Religion .

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Isese

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The Spiritual realm of Deification and Religious observance has its genesis to time immemorial. The Yoruba and neighboring interstices have historically and devoutly worship thee two Monotheistic Religion : Islam & Yoruba . This religion conjured up animistic devotion and traditional association with Yoruba somgs , cultural ideologies , narratives , and stories and African histories. Isese has been observed in Southwestern Nigeria , and once in the antecedent Yorubaland of these African States: Ogun , Osun , Oyon , Ekiti , Kware , Lagos & Kogi.

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Yoruba Deification

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An West African talisman , amulet , and enchanting spell as used in ceremonial ritual and liturgy. Its Necromancy and thaumurgy as tools to conjure up magical healing ; Worn as an hair adornment or as a corporeal accessory. .

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Juju

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A Temple of gods as deified . A public building commemorating and dedicating to the Nation’s Heroes and Heroines ; or A Temple dedicated to all Gods ( sound polytheistic ).

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Pantheon

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A Doctrine identifying the Deity with the Cosmos , namely the Universe.

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Pantheism

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A Salat ( Prayer ) Leader

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Imam

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The Government by the Imam

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Imamate

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A Ritual Recitation of verbal charms and grimoire inspired spell to produce Magic effects; A charm or spell used in ceremonial ritual recitation . The Latin etymology is the infinitive ‘ incantare ‘ meaning to enchant . There are two adjectival forms : incantatory and incantational. What is the noun version?

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Incantation

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A Traditional Religion of the 36th Century and displaced Ta Seti Sacral Chiefdom . This Monotheistic religion is characterized as a worship of a single God within a polytheistic system . It was commonly practiced in this sacral chiefdom along the Upper and Lower Egypt.

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Henotheism

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