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History of Africa: Ancestors, Spirits and God

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19/08/2017 GMT

Ancestors, Spirits and God

History of Africa

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In this episode, Zeinab Badawi examines the role of religion in Africa and travels to Zimb

Zeinab Badawi examines the role of religion, and traces the arrival of monotheism in Africa: first Judaism, then early Christianity and finally Islam.

In this episode, Zeinab Badawi examines religion in Africa. First the enduring presence of Africa's indigenous ancestral religions, which millions of people on the continent still adhere to. She travels to Zimbabwe to find out more about a remote community that follows traditional African religion. In Senegal she meets a Muslim man who blends Islamic beliefs with his ancestral ones. She also charts the impact of Judaism and early Christianity in Africa and how Africans in particular made significant contributions to Christian thinking and practice.

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History Of Africa: Cattle, Crops and Iron

Zeinab Badawi delves into the history of Africa for a brand new, eight-part series.

Zeinab Badawi delves into the history of Africa for a brand new, eight-part series on BBC World News.

Zeinab Badawi delves into the history of Africa for a brand new, eight-part series on BBC World News. The continent of Africa has a long, complex history, and its people built civilizations which rivalled those which existed anywhere else in the world. However, much of the continent's history is not widely known, and the little that is known often projects a distorted, partial picture. Sudan-born Zeinab travels to all four corners of Africa, interviewing historians, archaeologists, and citizens whose stories paint a vivid picture of their continent's past and how it informs their present lives.

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