Inform me about indigenous sub-Saharan religions.

>>2456997
West African religions are pretty fuckin interesting senpai

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>>2457012
Forgot pic

>>2457012

Tell me about them. I know next to nothing.

>>2457062
One is called Islam. The other is called Christianity.

Yemoja isn't a mermaid

That's a modern concept bleeding through

African (Yoruba included) water spirits are typically humans of treelike height and paranormal beauty, or oversized water creatures

>>2457081
>That's a modern concept bleeding through
Or a European mythological concept?

>>2457062
The only thing I barely know is Ashanti. I know there was a thread about African cultures months ago, but that got taken over by shitposters and /pol/tards.

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The eternal African must awaken from his slumber.

>>2457085
Por que no Los dos?

>>2457062
I'm on mobile at work

Will post when home

>>2457081
That's not Yemoja, that's Mami Wata and water diety worship is quite common amongst Delta Nigerians
>>2457012
There is a Big God who is too busy and thus other gods/spirits are intermediaries.

>>2457087
Ashanti myth is interesting. Nowadays Kwaku Anansi is seen as a silly fable character like Reynard the Fox.

But I read an old record by a British military officer describing how the Akan peoples all claimed their original ancestor was a spider. One of God's nicknames is "the great spider" as well.

Makes the gears turn.

>>2457016
>tfw my parents are into santeria, the Cubanized version of Yoruba and I've seen some shit son

I'm not a religious person at all but I don't fuck with Yoruba.

>>2457463
Yoruba is an ethnicity

>>2457042
Fun fact: some african religions have had a big impact on Brazillian culture, Yemoja is also known here

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>>2457582
She has even inspired songs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSDtXkuZmCA

>>2456997
OP the phrase "sub-saharan" isn't considered politically correct.

>>2457616
It's like one of those terms where if you put an ounce of critical thinking into it it falls flat.