How did the Ancient people of Africa represent their understanding of the Most High before modernity arived?

Question

Most Africans are either Christians, Muslims or some other religious group. It is important for humanbeings to know that they were divided by religion and politics, so as we search for unity in the world we can do so on the basis of certain principles of righteousness and not a religion.

Answer 1

Very good question!
I am a Babalawo, or a high priest in the religion of Ifa. Ifa is an 8,000 year old religion that came from what is now Nigeria, and was/is still practiced over there today. Ifa is spreading all over. I am a white American male, and we practice Ifa, very close to what was originally practiced over there. Santeria, Lucumi and Candoble are based on Ifa and combined with Catholicism in the Americas.
Nigeria was taken over by Muslims and Christians and they greatly put the damper on Ifa over the years. I was in an African newspaper in Chicago, called the African Voice several years ago. The man who interviewed me was an immigrant from Nigeria. He was Muslim who converted to Chrisitianity and he told me he did not believe in Ifa. But funny enough, as soon as the interview was over, he asked me to do a reading for him and sat on the edge of his seat as I performed the reading. Isn't that funny? Over there, they still consult with Babalawos when they have problems or important questions.
To ask how they came to understand God before the modern world. The modern world makes is harder to understand God, it blurs the truth and our ability to think in such ways.
It is hard to say "how" they for sure learned about the higher powers. But they came up with an incredilby precise Scientific religious system that is far advanced, more than anything that is around today. Check out my Godparents website at www.ifafoundation.org. We are based in Florida, USA.

Answer 2

Africa was and is still full of indigenous people.And by the way, I LOVE your question because it is the truth.The way they alwats respected the Most High was to respect his creations.Fron a tree to an animal they would kill purely for necesity of survival and not game.They would even talk to the spirit of the beast whose life was taken so they could survive and give thanks.Not to THE GOD, but the animal itself.And speak with great resoect on how they put up a valient effort to stay alive and they would not let any part of that animal go to waste.The way to worship the MOST HIGH was to simply respect all HE alone created and accept how it must BE.And when they would die, by the grace of THE MOST HIGH, they would join thier ancestors in the hereafter and enjoy the heavens.Well, this is just my belief.Similar to the natives of america.

Answer 3

Well I live in South Africa and the Zulu / Xhosa culture here believes in ancestors. When your parents die they look after you in the afterlife. It isnt a christian or muslim or any other belief. You worship your ancestors and they help you out. They are also very supersticious using withdoctors. They also believe in a thing called a Tokelosh, which is sort of like a leprechaun, so our maids and that all sleep with three brick under their beds. lol well there is lots more just no time to type

Answer 4

Do you not realize that people of African descent are in the Bible?
(The Ethiopian eunuch that Phillip ministered to, Simon the Cyrene(a place in Africa) that helped Jesus bear his cross, and I'm sure Moses taught his children about the Most High-he married an Ethiopian woman).

Answer 5

Before Christianity and Islam became major religions men of Africa believe in polytheism.

Answer 6

The Bible says that nature bears witness that there is a God.

Answer 7

What are you talking about?