Yoruban Religion

Differences Among Power by Religion In the years after the death of Christ, religion became the center of the civilizations in Northern and Western Africa. In the Northern parts of Africa religion became the center of power and sustained wealth in the regions. Eventually this power spread all through out the Northern parts of Africa taking over the land and bringing in a central government to follow, resembling the type of control the Romans and Islamic civilizations had over the region.
On the other hand, in Western Africa, religion has a whole different meaning. The civilization inhabiting that specific region, specifically around the Volta River system, focuses more on the natural and spiritual power to rule over the land, which the Yoruban people follow very strongly. Unlike their Neighbors to the North, this simple civilization never saw the value or significance of having a government/ruling class have that kind of power over another human. So in the control for power in Northern and Western Africa, these civilizations use their religious background to show order and …show more content…
The low wealth of the Yoruban people came from the being in a zone where there was an insect that caused disease known as Tstee, which caused them to move around, making them pastoralist. The movement of this specific tribe did not give them an opportunity to build a surplus or create a strong society in order to trade among Africa, causing them to live off the land. So this lead to the worship of supreme beings and deities that took form of the land, animals and the environment around them. Through these worships many oral traditions came about telling of their lives and the sacred powers such as: the Supreme Bring, principal deities, medicine men and even