âThe Hen Knows When It is Dawn, But Leaves the Crowing to the Cockâ: African Religion Looks at Islam

John Mbiti

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âThe Hen Knows When It is Dawn, But Leaves the Crowing to the Cockâ

African Religion Looks at Islam

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Pages:: 151â176

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789401202329_010

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In this contribution the author firsts gives a short survey of elements in African Traditional Religion. Although African Traditional Religion manifests itself variously all over the sub-Sa-haran continent, they do share some common characteristics. The author describes the oral nature of African traditions, their idea of the Creator, spiritual beings, and mystical powers, living in a moral community, the celebration of life, and the attitude towards other religions. Second, he describes the encounter with Islam by people in traditional African Religions, who had been influenced by Christianity and/or have become church members. Because there are almost no sources the author describes this encounter from his own experiences and from what he learned later from his rich experience. After a primary sketch he goes into specific subjects: belief in God, spirits and the departed, and the âco-existence and competi-tionâ between African Religion and Islam.

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Explorations in Pursuit of Understanding

Series:Â Currents of Encounter, Volume: 25Â andÂ Currents of Encounter Online, Volume: 25

E-Book ISBN:: 9789401202329

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 01 Jan 2006

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