AFAS 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Religion In Africa
30 Aug 2018
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Sunday, September 3, 2017
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- uses classical starting place as beginning for knowledge
- concerned with ant Africans in any region
- rejects idea of separation of African people
- one cannot study Africans outside of Africa without an appreciate for the source and the origin
- problem of geographical scope and gathering data
- must explain racial characteristics in a realistic manner
- African race stems from a continental gene pool and includes all those ancestors originated
there whom posses cultural and linguistic traits associated with that pool
- society - interrelated set of habits created and maintained by humans interacting
The Study of African Religions and Philosophy p. 287
- dominating attitude that African beliefs, cultural characteristics, and even food were all
borrowed from the outside world
- give and take process, culture didn't just flow one way
- Animism - breath of life - soul or spirit
- religion - belief in spirit beings
- polytheistic playing it lower on the chain of religions
- solution of religion does not explain African beliefs
- African religions are older than Judaism and Christianity
- “primitive religions” meaning savagery
Document Summary
Uses classical starting place as beginning for knowledge. Concerned with ant africans in any region. Rejects idea of separation of african people. One cannot study africans outside of africa without an appreciate for the source and the origin. Problem of geographical scope and gathering data. Must explain racial characteristics in a realistic manner. African race stems from a continental gene pool and includes all those ancestors originated there whom posses cultural and linguistic traits associated with that pool. Society - interrelated set of habits created and maintained by humans interacting. The study of african religions and philosophy p. 287. Dominating attitude that african beliefs, cultural characteristics, and even food were all borrowed from the outside world. Give and take process, culture didn"t just flow one way. Animism - breath of life - soul or spirit. Polytheistic playing it lower on the chain of religions. Solution of religion does not explain african beliefs. African religions are older than judaism and christianity.
