Agama tradisional Afrika

Kepercayaan dan praktik tradisional orang Afrika meliputi agama-agama tradisional. Umumnya, tradisi tersebut lisan ketimbang tertulis, yang meliputi kepercayaan dalam pencipta tertinggi, kepercayaan akan roh-roh, penyembahan leluhur, penggunaan sihir dan pengobatan tradisional. Peran kemanusiaan umumnya dipandang sebagai salah satu alam yang terharmonisasikan dengan supranatural.

Meskipun penganut agama tradisional di Afrika sulit diperkirakan, para praktisionernya diperkirakan berjumlah lebih dari 100.000.000 orang, atau sekitar 10% dari penduduk di benua tersebut. Agama-agama diaspora Afrika juga dipraktikan dalam diaspora di benua Amerika, seperti Candomble, Santería, dan Vodou.

## Statistik

Para praktisioner agama tradisional di Afrika Sub-Sahara tersebar pada 43 negara, dan diperkirakan berjumlah lebih dari 100 juta, meskipun agama di Afrika terbesar adalah Kristen dan Islam.

## Referensi
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## Bacaan tambahan
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## Catatan

## Pranala luar
* African Comparative Belief 
* Afrika world.net  A website with extensive links and information about traditional African religions
* Baba Alawoye.com Baba'Awo Awoyinfa Ifaloju, showcasing Ifa using web media 2.0 (blogs, podcasting, video & photocasting)