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Witchcraft accusations against children in Africa have received increasing international attention in the first decade of the 21st century. [1] [2] [3]The phenomenon of witch-hunts in Sub-Saharan Africa is ancient, [4] but the problem has been exasperated due to charismatic preachers such as Helen Ukpabio. [4]
The Ik are divided into patrilineal clans, of which Heine in 1985 noted twelve. Clans are led by the J’akama Awae, an inherited position. [6] Marriages between members of different clans occur; in these cases, according to Heine, women retain their original clan identity, while their children are born members of the father's clan.
Consequently, traditional African gender roles were transformed: in African countries, colonialism altered traditional gender roles. In many pre-colonial African communities, women held significant roles in agriculture and other economic activities. [15] In West Africa, for example, women had much sway over disputes on markets and agriculture.
Africa's triple heritage, as envisioned by Mazrui and promoted in this documentary project, is a product resulting from three major influences: (1) an indigenous heritage borne out of time and climate change; (2) the heritage of eurocentric capitalism forced on Africans by European colonialism; and (3) the spread of Islam by both jihad and evangelism.
After the establishment of Islam, its rapid expansion and conquests displaced traditional African religions either by conversion or conquest.Traditional African religions have influenced Islam in Africa, [3] and Islam is considered as having more commonality with traditional African religions, [4] but conflict has occurred, especially due to Islam's monotheistic stance and the rise of Muslim ...
As in other African countries, both a number of African traditional healers and some of their Christian counterparts are trying to make a living out of exorcising children and are actively involved in pointing out children as witches. [51] Various secular and Christian organizations are combining their efforts to address this problem. [52]
Sample of the Egyptian Book of the Dead of the scribe Nebqed, c. 1300 BC. Africa is divided into a great number of ethnic cultures. [17] [18] [19] The continent's cultural regeneration has also been an integral aspect of post-independence nation-building on the continent, with a recognition of the need to harness the cultural resources of Africa to enrich the process of education, requiring ...
African communalism is a moral doctrine that also values human dignity, rights, and responsibilities, according to philosopher Polycarp Ikuenobe. [1] Ikuenobe argues that, "African communalism does not necessarily see a conflict between individuals and community; they are mutually supportive, and people are required to have the moral attitude ...