Thursday 9 March 2017

religion as a belief system:The cosmology of African religion

religious belief system it is seen as a system of belief and practices organized around the existence of a supernatural power. the belief by humans is that we have two dimension of religion. they include:
1.supernatural beings(our ancestors)
2.supernatural force(deities)
*Supernatural forces: they are seen as forces that controls the universe according to the belief in African mythology they are seen as principles and forces located in the metaphysical world which awaits to be used by humans who harnesses them and thus they end up assuming a function according to the individual launching it.a good number of forces are witchcraft,magic and sorcery
*Supernatural being: they are those supernatural beings presume to posses human like qualities such as bodily form,appetite,feelings,while it is also believed that in Greek mythology that those supernatural beings can as well marry,eat and die.these supernatural forces have a will and a purposeful principles and they can also make demands on humans,they favor those who do their will and punishes those who disobey their rules.example,the Greek who believe in gods like Oedipus
 The universe of the African religious belief comprises of the supernaturals. the mountain is not just a mountain but it is either a deity or the apple of a deity,there is a sun but a closer look will review is not a heavenly body but its a deity.the head in the religious cosmology is not just the head,it symbolizes a destiny.they worship only one supreme God,beneath God u would now find deities and ancestors...for instance their are oluku small god, ogun small god,Amadioha small god,e.t.c             The view of the world from an African religious cosmology it is believed that universe is divided into two part,the metaphysical and the physical and they are located in the same lane.
it is believe that man goes through a transition into this world from metaphysical to the physical.in the metaphysical realm it is believe that what ever one says or do will surely come to pass in the physical,that is to say what ever happens in the metaphysical(meaning spiritual realm/world) will also happen in the physical world.destinies are predicted here,when one is given birth to it is assumed that he/she has a predestined life to live in the physical world,so what ever happens here automatically affect the individual in the physical world and no forces or whatsoever dimension can stop it. while it is also believed that supernatural powers are all found in the metaphysical world.
in conclusion the metaphysical world are just a product of the human mind,it can not been seen but it is based on how we perceive and belief about it. thanks i do hope to hear some comments from you my readers..


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