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The writer of the essay "Report on the Religious Life of Planet Earth" suggests that existence of religion on Earth is evident from the functional perspective in which humanity has employed the various paradigms of religion within their actions, and relations with each other.... … The concept of religion is understood to encompass a set of beliefs in relation to the nature, cause, and purpose of the universe (Swatos & Kivisto, 998).... These include the religion of Islam which was revealed by the prophet Muhammad and its adherents are spread all over the world such as in the Middle Eastern countries (Swatos & Kivisto, 998)....
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This religion is commonly known as voodoo although it can be referred to as Vodoun, Vodou and Sevi Lwa.... It is associated to religions such as Candomble, Lucumi, Macumba and Yoruba (Belgum, 1991; Robinson, 1998).
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This religion was believed to have started 6,000 years ago in Dahomey specifically the West African Yoruba people that occupied the present day Togo, Benin and Nigeria.... The religion was carried to the West Indies specifically Haiti and other adjacent islands through slavery....
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As at attempt at compromise, Voodoo will be used to discuss the Haitian religion as a cultural signifier, while Vodun (which means spirit or sacred) will be used to discuss the actual religion of the area.... This religion is seen not only in Haiti, where its origins lie, but also in Mexico and South America, and most famously in New Orleans, where its practitioners have included Dr John, the shaman Drummer, and Marie Laveau, the New Orleans healer....
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he development of these religion dates back to the time when the Africans started arriving in Central American states.... … There religion developed from a mixture of African culture of the slave who had settled in the sates.... The development of these religion dates back to the time when the Africans started arriving in Central American states.... There religion developed from a mixture of African culture of the slave who had settled in the sates....
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Let's take as an example the “Candomblé” – a cultural object that is an Afro-American religion practiced mostly in Brazil.... To understand the “Candomblé” in Brazil, we would have to know three things; firstly its origin, secondly, the African Gods that are “possessed” during a religious ritual by its practitioners, and lastly, the impact that this religion has in the social world in Brazil.... She is a goddess, originally of the Yoruba religion, who has become prominent in many Afro-American religions....
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This essay describes the role of music in the Afro-Brazilian religion.... The religion has its features based on the soul and thus the reason why it is unique.... Having come from Africa does not however mean that all the character traits of the religion came from the continent.... hellip; Candomble is a term used to describe a religion based majorly in Brazil.... The religion had its roots from Africa though some of its components came from Bahia....
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Research Paper
This essay "Five Orixas in African religion" discusses Orixas that are ancestors as well as forces of nature.... It is evident that the Yoruba religion was a composition of diverse traditions and that is why it stood out in Africa.... ne of the Orixas in African religion is Eleggua.... Eleggua is the first spirit of protection that any nascent must consecrate in the religion....
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This book review "Working the Spirit: Ceremonies of the African Diaspora by Joseph Murphy" presents an expert on the domains of spirituality and incarnation.... He explores five major religious practices which have their common root in Africa in the contemporary time.... hellip; The generalized alien view regarding the concepts of Vodou or Condomble is very commonplace....
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