Ancestors in African religion : a comparative study of the role of ancestors in the Sotho and Nguni worship and religious ethics

Belief in ancestral spirits among the Africans has always aroused a hot debate among scholars of African Religion. To a great number of scholars this belief seems to have been exaggerated. The fact that Africans speak more about their ancestors than about God has led some scholars into thinking that God has no place in African Traditional Religion.They argue that God is not worshipped in African Traditional Religion.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Religious Studies

Year dc:date.issued

2003

Author dc:creator

• Moiloa, Peter Mokhele

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Mazamisa, Welile

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6044

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6044