Islam has a religious book (Quran) containing its rules and code of engagement and practice.
Christianity also has similar book (Bible).

Why is there no such book for African traditional religion?

I have read some very interesting things about some aspect of the African traditional religion...Origin of some of the practices and its importance. I think a single book containing all that mattered about the African practice would make it more understood.

Also, i think we must separate traditional religion from traditional medicine. Many traditional medicine are mistaken for traditional religious practice.

What is your view?

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I am very interested in African traditional religion, although I am not African. My family originate from the Caribbean where we practise a spiritual religion which has roots from the Yoruba religion, also linked to Shango baptists of Trinidad and Santeria in South america.

The African traditional religion was so vital to the people brought as slaves to the islands of the Caribbean and other parts of South America, especially in Brazil that they still hold onto it today. In Trinidad they celebrate an annual Oshun festival in August, pronounced Osun to west Africans, from my research. From what I know this religion is very spiritual and many worshipper from the Caribbean and South America worship through songs and dances passed down from their ancestors. Knowledge is passed down from the spirits and gifts are given to you according to your faith and obedience.

Hmm .. the closest thing may be the egyptian book of the dead, much of africa's venerated doctrine was destroyed at the library of alexandria.

Perhaps that would be a very extensive book

there is need for those involved in those area to come together to produce a book

In my view, one of the reasons why African culture is fast lossing its ground is the lack of written documentation. Also, African history were lost to the same reason. For anything Africa to be valued, it must be written for anyone to read and understand.

On second thoughts maybe this universal book would be a bad idea, something like this can backfire on us!

Again it just shows the wisdom of our forefathers they knew some africans just don't know when to shut up about certain things.

I don't know if we should endorse something like this I mean obviously certain information isn't meant to be shared with the world.

We may need to send up some praise for this one

I dont get your message?

African Spiritualities need no book for people to argue over its interpretation.

Innocent people have been killed in the name of these books. People will readily swear by religious books but will think twice about swearing by Ifa.

Kindly read the post again

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We don't need a book. Book based on what region or Nationality? Yoruba, Gbe culture? Or all Africans together?
Certainly it would generate more conflicts
We need a council to address the issue of the dying practising and loss in the ancient knowledge, more publicity to be made
But not turning it into an organized religion like Romans and Jews did

We need to teach what African spirituality truly is and it's knowledge

Carriacou1985:
I am very interested in African traditional religion, although I am not African. My family originate from the Caribbean where we practise a spiritual religion which has roots from the Yoruba religion, also linked to Shango baptists of Trinidad and Santeria in South america.

The African traditional religion was so vital to the people brought as slaves to the islands of the Caribbean and other parts of South America, especially in Brazil that they still hold onto it today. In Trinidad they celebrate an annual Oshun festival in August, pronounced Osun to west Africans, from my research. From what I know this religion is very spiritual and many worshipper from the Caribbean and South America worship through songs and dances passed down from their ancestors. Knowledge is passed down from the spirits and gifts are given to you according to your faith and obedience.

Oshun is pronounced same here, we just don't add the "h" when writing...it's a pattern for Yoruba words rather we add a dot under the "S" if your keypad allows such

bilms:
I dont get your message?

Too much chance of further corrupting the tradition.

The only way I could endorse a universally available book on our spiritual practices would be to condense it into a very rudimentary format. I'm thinking the 42 laws of maat, convergence of mythologies, how to set up an ancestral altar and basic benevolent rituals, any more than that would be too dangerous in my opinion.

Because satanism is just crazy and lawless like that.

ebonflex:
Because satanism is just crazy and lawless like that.

Lawless? You fool, christianity is pure definition of lawless with all the controversial scripts bearing no authenticity, being totally absurd and countless denominations and churches with their own beliefs and teachings...this upon ur Bible

Sorry if that's ur definition of lawless and satanism...African traditions have no lust for that