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Some of the meanings of the African symbols sewn into quilts were kept secret. Scholars suggest that some African American women who made quilts might have been in a secret society that retained the true spiritual meanings of the symbols in their quilts. Only initiates trained in quilt-making received the spiritual meanings of the African symbols.
Ukuthwasa is a Southern African culture-bound syndrome [1] [2] associated with the calling and the initiation process to become a sangoma, a type of traditional healer. In the cultural context of traditional healers in Southern Africa, the journey of ukuthwasa (or intwaso) involves a spiritual process marked by rituals, teachings, and preparations.
The ritual practise of Ulwaluko is a highly respected and sacred cultural practice among the Xhosa and some Nguni speaking peoples of South Africa. It has been alleged that the impact of the practice may threaten the self-esteem of a homosexual young man, although it is not compulsory for any person to participate.
The mastery of ritual forms is considered imperative in Vodou. [206] The purpose of ritual is to echofe ("heat things up"), thus bringing about change, whether that be to remove barriers or to facilitate healing. [207] Secrecy is important in Vodou. [208] It is an initiatory tradition, [209] operating through a system of graded induction or ...
Art and oracle: African art and rituals of divination. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 978-0-87099-933-8. Archived from the original on 2013-05-10. Lugira, Aloysius Muzzanganda. African traditional religion. Infobase Publishing, 2009. Mbiti, John. African Religions and Philosophy (1969) African Writers Series, Heinemann ISBN 0 ...
In the cultures of the Horn of Africa and adjacent regions of the Middle East, [1] Zār (Arabic: زار, Ge'ez: ዛር) is the term for a demon or spirit assumed to possess individuals, mostly women, and to cause discomfort or illness. The so-called zār ritual or zār cult is the practice of reconciling the possessing spirit and the possessed ...
Ifá is a Divination system and a Religious text [1] in Yoruba Religion, originating from Yorubaland in West Africa. It originates within the traditional religion of the Yoruba people, and is also practised by followers of West African and African diasporic religions like Cuban Santería. Ifá is an ancient divination system originating from ...
Some Rastas in the African diaspora have followed through with their beliefs about resettlement in Africa, with Ghana and Nigeria being particularly favoured. [466] In West Africa, Rastafari has spread largely through the popularity of reggae, [ 467 ] gaining a larger presence in Anglophone areas than their Francophone counterparts.