Religion in Africa

Throughout the late 19th century, powerful European countries took their reins on Africa, exploiting the continent of its natural resources as well as its people. Chinua Achebe’s 1958 novel Things Fall Apart captures these detrimental effects of European colonization through the perspective of the African tribes themselves, specifically the Igbo people of Nigeria. The three-part story follows the life of Okonkwo, a strong and heavily revered clan member, whose village becomes disrupted by the…

one cannot chose to just see one side of a coin. Initial Africa was changed due to the colonization of it. As for its cultural identity intial it was also affected but it had its benefits and its negatives. The colonization of the people open a door for the people to see their is much more possibilities out there in the world. It let the african people see that they are not the only culture in the world. It opened their eyes…

“ (Thomas Sankar, The Upright Man). Religion has to be the most debatable subject amongst people in the world. We are taught to respect everyone beliefs because they are entitled to that. Many people are usually sort of dragged into a religion or belief that their parent or parents believe in. This way has a lot of pros but the cons are more important. To begin with, the cons of being dragged into a religion are not being able to think for yourself and challenge what you…

In Ancient times, every kingdom is trying to thrive and be the biggest kingdom in their region. In Africa, near modern day Ethiopia, there was the kingdom of Aksum that existed from the 1st to the 8th century. Most of the people in Aksum believed in a polytheistic religion until Christianity was introduced. With all the other kingdom is the area, Aksum strived to be the best and conquer the most land. During the third century, the Axumite Empire was led by an extraordinary leader, King Ezana…

At the beginning of this semester, the only thing I knew about Africa is that their skin color is black and there are many starving children. That is all I knew about Africa. Now that this semester is coming to an end, I have gain so many new knowledge about Africans. I have learnt about Africa’s countries, history, culture, economic and religions. Africa has the richest natural resources in the world. By right, they should be enjoying the wealth that these resources brings. However, they are…

preserve their customs and traditions because they weren’t allowed to. The best way to control a group of people is to divide them against each other. Slave masters did not allow the slaves to speak their native tongue, play on drums, practice their religion, or do anything that was reminiscent…

the emergence of Mali’s greatest leader, Sundiata, and his creation of the Malian Empire. The story is told by Djeli Mamadou Kouyate, the storyteller and keeper of African history, also known as a griot. This epic takes place during 14th century in Africa and is about a foretold prophecy about a great leader being produced from the king of Mali, Maghan Kon Fatta, and a very ugly women known as Sologon. Sundiata is this boy. The story shows Sundiata’s journey from boyhood to manhood, going from a…

effects of European imperialism and racism in Africa is still felt today through government corruption, tribalism clashes, dependence on developed countries, loss of customs, cultures, and religions as a consequence of European colonist forcing their culture and religion on native Africans. European imperialism left Africa broken emotionally, physically, and mentally. Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness portrays just how European imperialism left Africa broken. Joseph Conrad through the use…

The people of Africa are enriched with a very diverse and spiritual culture. Of course this only holds relevance to people of African descent who realize this. In other words this means little to someone of African descent who remains ignorant to these facts. In present day society this could have disastrous effects on the mental health of a person of African descent, starting with the unconscious mind. The African Unconscious is described as the collective unconscious of the past lives of…

Things Fall Apart: The Futility of Man During the 20th century rush of imperialistic colonialism of Africa, millions of native Africans experienced the intolerance and persistence of the white man. The most powerful of the European influences was the Christian church: now the largest religion in the world. Natives were told to toss away their beliefs in the gods of their ancestors and the traditions of their people by the powerful few that came to conquer from Europe. Things Fall Apart showed…