The Role of Birth Songs in African Life
By David G Maillu Of all the African tribes still alive today, the Himba of Namibia in southern...
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Category: Discourse
The Diviner in African Religion
Diviners are the agents of unveiling mysteries of human life. As a rule, divination is done as part of wider functions, especially of medical nature. Diviners’ unveiling of mysteries is done through the use of mediums,...
Read MoreExploring Divinity through Femininity
By David Maillu Published December 11, 2017 Worship through femininity is central in African culture. In order to understand this better we must consider the leading African legend regarding the genesis of the world, human life...
Read MoreForgiveness in African Religion
Forgiveness has limitations in African Religion. That is, there are evils which can be forgiven and others which cannot be forgiven. Furthermore, there are sins which are regarded as for individual that require individual...
Read MoreHow to Name Your New Born Child
By David Maillu Published July 9, 2017 Since life immemorial African culture has been receiving its new born human religiously. This is because we believe that new born being is a new breath and necessary wave of the cosmos;...
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