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traditional African religion

diverse beliefs that include various ethnic religions
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Summary

traditional African religion is a religion type[1]. It draws 3,462 Wikipedia views per month (religion type category, ranking #6 of 15).[2]

Key Facts

  • Continent: Africa[3]
  • Location: Africa[4]
  • Subclass of: African religion[5], traditional religion[6]
  • Location of formation: Africa[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Traditional African religions[8]
  • Commons gallery: African Religion[9]
  • Topic has template: Template:Traditional African religion[10]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject African diaspora[11], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12]

Why It Matters

traditional African religion has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

It has been cited as an influence by Afro-American religion[15], a religion type[16].

FAQs

Who did traditional African religion influence?

traditional African religion has been cited as an influence by Afro-American religion[15].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Traditional African religions
    Instance of → —
    Location of formation → —
    Svkkl authority id → 0327468-africka-nabozenstvi
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0327468-africka-nabozenstvi, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
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