WAEC West African Traditional Religion · Section 1

Nature, Sources, Structure, and Worship in WATR

Section A: General Introduction

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Official WAEC West African Traditional Religion outline · Section A: General Introduction

Content

Characteristics of WATR, belief in the Supreme Being, divinities, ancestors, mystical powers, common descriptive terminology, oral and non-oral sources, academic study approaches (thematic, comparative, historical), structural components (God, ancestors, divinities, charms), and worship elements (prayer, libation, sacrifice, spirit possession)

Objective

Analyze the core characteristics, belief structures, and descriptive terminology of WATR; evaluate oral and non-oral sources; examine academic approaches to religious study; detail structural beliefs and essential features of traditional worship.

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