African religions — Indigenous religions of the African continent. 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,… … Universalium
African traditional religion — African traditional religions, also referred to as African indigenous religions or African tribal religions, is a term referring to a variety of religions indigenous to the continent of Africa. Like tribal religions from other parts of the world … Wikipedia
African American culture — in the United States refers to the cultural contributions of African ethnic groups to the culture of the United States, either as part of or distinct from American culture. The distinct identity of African American culture is rooted in the… … Wikipedia
African Initiated Churches — African Initiated Churches (AIC) are the churches and organizations founded by Christian converts in Africa independent of the colonial Christian churches. Today they comprise a significant minority of the sub Saharan Christian population on… … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS — the RELIGIONS of African peoples have developed within various African CULTURES without being influenced by major world religions such as CHRISTIANITY, HINDUISM or ISLAM. Although there is an infinite variety of traditional religions in Africa … Concise dictionary of Religion
religions, classification of — Introduction the attempt to systematize and bring order to a vast range of knowledge about religious beliefs, practices, and institutions. It has been the goal of students of religion for many centuries but especially so with the increased… … Universalium
African dance — In this article African dance refers mainly to the dance of black Africa, and more appropriately African dances because of the many cultural differences in musical and movement styles. These dances must be viewed in close connection with African… … Wikipedia
African — Africanness, n. /af ri keuhn/, adj. 1. Also, Africa. of or from Africa; belonging to the black peoples of Africa n. 2. a native or inhabitant of Africa. 3. (loosely) a black or other person of African ancestry. [ < L Africanus, equiv. to… … Universalium
African dance — Introduction performing art deeply woven into the social fabric of Africa and generally involving aspects of music and theatre as well as rhythmic bodily movement. See also African music and mask. The cultural position of dance In African… … Universalium
African Hebrew Israelite — African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem Un petit groupe de African Hebrew Israelites, à Dimona (Israël), dans le Nord Neguev … Wikipédia en Français
