Ancestors, Spirits and God – History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi [Episode 8]

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Ancestors, Spirits and God – History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi [Episode 8]


In this episode Zeinab Badawi examines religion in Africa. First the enduring presence of Africa’s indigenous religions, to which millions of people on the continent still adhere.

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, like so many…

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@DrEziaku

Why would anyone expect to hear genuine info about traditional African spirituality from the BBC?

igbo shrug

@deniseldorado8279

How is this documentory about African spirituality? It's all about Christianity, Islam and Judaism

@krazykillar4794

Typical sunni bullshitters .
They are not true Muslims,
They are Apostates.
They take from Islam what they like and they don't accept what they dont like .

@williamhartig9904

I can't believe that a State Owned media outlet in the West would spend taxpayer dollars to disparage St. Augustine that way. The documentary makers should be ashamed, they totally misrepresent St. Augustine's youth. He was a sinner but by his own admission, and by the grace of god, through Jesus's death and resurrection he was forgiven despite his shortcomings.

@bomzforeal99

Greatest king mR Nyathi

@mvssv

AFRICA, I LOVE YOU! ❤💚 🖤

@mpitseTHATO

It's spiritually before religion.. BBC lost me at "Africa's indigenous religions". BBC needs to be banned from all corners of Africa

@BusinessBoys725

The guy on the right to the Rasta man, ask him what he learnt.

@ozobzo

I get so sick of you all trying to make the edomites Israelites. Teach the truth.

@Nonamejeje-i4f

Sanatan dharm is eternal and everywhere. Each thing was relatable to me as a Hindu

@MrMeleo08

I truly pray my ppl can come back to ancestors, spiritual we will find peace.

@MoïsePicard-ef8fr

CHRISTIANITY PRE-DATES ALL JESUS CHRIST ALWAYS EXISTED

@MoïsePicard-ef8fr

Why does Christianity get shitted on ALL THE TIME ? 🤦

@MalevuXI

Religion in Africa? Come on!!! And for that, bye!

@tadeth

Thanks for giving me a good insight about the Nubians. It proves religion is a belief that makes up a precession of history, just as we’re the impending part of the history of our planet earth.

@alonzoabel7472

The Pharaonic religion of ancient Egyptians is overlooked, yet the Kemetic faith sustained the Africans of the Nile Valley for thousands of years longer than Christianity, Islam, or Judaism. Egypt and most of the rest of Africa collapsed under the weight of these invader religions that brought exploitation and poverty to the black masses. The depictions of saints and icons with dead-white skin help instill inferiority among the beautiful darker-complected people.

@misc123xyz

thank you

@Smills922

No idea

@erthadean3488

great history

@misc123xyz

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@vineetchauhan4358

Abrahamic religions are man made nuisnaces this is our real roota the nature

@deesee3622

Love the Ethiopian/Eritrean crosses!

@KK-ln1ol

I'm disappointed in the first few minutes of what i heard already in this documentary,… Which is also formating my understanding of spirituality and God, Like we worship items.. Next time You make a documentary about us, get a real African who'll explain everything in a non Euro-centric way,… This is hard to watch, it feels wrong

@HeavyWeightHitta

The Earth is over 3 million years old and religion is only 2000 years old so what was people practicing before man made religion

@HeavyWeightHitta

African spirituality has nothing to do with religion but religion has everything to do with African spirituality

@josemasha2707

More like a Christian and Islam history lesson

@six6thdisciple

OVER 3,000 GROUPS IN AFRICA & THEY’RE FOCUSING ON “JEWISH” COMMUNITIES…KNOCK IT OFF

@DouglasHinz

Don't care about Islam ir Jewish. What is traditional African religion!!!!! Grrr. What beliefs and practices? Why so hard to find information?

Permission to use this video for school purposes only

@glenncarr1947

Thank you for this series.

@seanbeukman9563

What the hell is this title about? Ancestors Spirits and Gods? History of Africa? I am rather irritated. Belief systems that pre-date Judaism, Christianity and Islam existed prior to their introduction into Africa. Obviously there are hybridised systems that now exist. Or rather co-exist. This looks incredibly patronising and truly undermines authentic indigenous spiritual practice in Africa. BBC? I expected more. Assigning a black woman to report on this is inconsequential, she is obviously way too westernised to recognise indigenous knowledge and spiritual realities that originated in Africa. Please revisit this specific topic. This time, dedicate less attention to the Big 3 and more to what existed in Africa prior to colonial influence for thousands of years. Isnt that what we are interested in? Or is it just me?

@RevolutionaryRAYRAY

Why has the Mount Zion power not balance the Understanding of Mt. Sinai? Is this from a Empire, Kingdom or Chain of Command in a 1+13 World view? Blessings beyond Time I pray for the 12 Tribes of Israel and My own Exclessia (Senate). Are my prayers received without a Sacrifice?

@devoradamaris

Respect🫂

@EddahMwihaki-gq2zk

Africa great civilization before any of on earth ,yes Africa worship detiies which were used in carving which had common values were stolen by eroupean colonizers and plagiarized and we're undermine by eroupean and calling African worship polytheism and impose Christ Serapis doctrine to catholic, Anglican Jehovah witnesses ,.like my comments,yes our sculpture were ritualistic ritualized I n drums and sticks and even in Divine nature's

@nyakoejob4470

Zeinab badawi you're a con. The episode is not about african spirituality but about judaism and western media because they pay your bills.

@abdullahkarim4678

Islam Christianity and Roman Catholic Are the Worst Religion

@vincentdavis1926

No mention of plague causing Caucasians to spread 5000 years ago … explaining how Jews became 'slaves' in Egypt. Wow it's almost like we are protecting the secrets of Abrahamic religions and white supremacy. Wouldn't want to tell the whole truth….we might lose our stolen land and have to give indigenous their land back. Israel should be in Ukraine where NOah's ark landed and plague spread from

@vincentdavis1926

He is Caucasian. His family probably owned slaves

@vincentdavis1926

Judaism is racist Caucasian supremacist…and it became indigenized in Africa…. Awesome you headlocked fools are spreading their delusions. we are sell outs

@dorcaskanyuchi9016

Can the lady not say "they abandoned these in favor of new ones"the European pagan and arabic religion were forced upon our forefathers

@ellahall9939

White Jesus?

@nolanconnelly6821

If it's not in the Astrol? then it is nothing: and is therefore not worth tasting, nor touching……

@sabihatanveer8494

❤ this series