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African Indigenous Beliefs. Traditional Beliefs Symbol: N/A Size: approximately 100,000 followers Age: ? Founder: each tribe has their own creation story.

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1 African Indigenous Beliefs

2 Traditional Beliefs Symbol: N/A Size: approximately 100,000 followers Age: ? Founder: each tribe has their own creation story Holy Book: oral traditions Origin: Africa Monotheistic or polytheistic: most sources say they identify with 1 Supreme Being View of Jesus: N/A, worship spirits (good & bad)

3 Main Beliefs Provides a system of morality (right from wrong) Ancestor worship Respect for parents/elders Rituals (birth, marriage, death, planting, harvests) Traditional medicine Holy Places/places of worship There are man-made holy places Nature

4 Interesting Facts Elaborate stories that explain how the world was created, what happens when a person dies Myths teach morals & values Healers, medicine man Use of magic Many people identify with more than one religion

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