Abstract
The belief in a powerful other-worldly realm accessed through an admixture of trepidation and reverence of the ancestors, nature spirits, other spirits, gods, goddesses, and an overarching Supreme Being endows African Traditional Religions with some degree of utility in economic development. This chapter, for context sake, uses Ghana as a case study. In this country, the relevance of Indigenous belief systems cuts across a whole slew of sectors, including education, fishing, agriculture, health, land ownership, forest renewal, as well as preservation, and tourism. Although not generally acclaimed, their role in all these sectors is self-evident, thus making traditional African religions indispensable not only for its cultural facilitation but also to some extent for its role in productivity.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Palgrave Handbook of African Traditional Religion |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 357-364 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030895006 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783030894993 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2022 |
Keywords
- African Traditional Religions
- Development
- Economics