Serer Religion. Ancient African philosophy. Reincarnation in Serer faith. Persecution of the Serer скачать в хорошем качестве

Serer Religion. Ancient African philosophy. Reincarnation in Serer faith. Persecution of the Serer

The continent of Africa has been home to several ancient philosophies. Many of these philosophies were and still are not clearly understood. Many of these religions were persecuted into extinction and subsumed and syncretized into Abrahamic faiths We take a look at the Serer faith – an ancient philosophy that arose in the Senegambian region of west Africa. We will see parallels between the ancient Serer faith, its belief in reincarnation, to the eastern dharmic faiths. The serer refer to the God energy responsible for creation as Roog (Roog Sene)- the creator of the universe.Roog like the Brahman of Vedanta is an impersonal, infinite god energy. Like the Akan and other African philosophies the Serer too are more monistic not monotheistic. They do not externalize the god energy. According to the serer, after death, once the soul leaves the body they move to Jaaniiw (the abode of the departed). This journey the serer claim is guided by the light of the moon. Ciid are the disembodied spirits that strive to be reincarnated. Again, there is a symbolism that is associated with the serpent here. The transformation into a snake is a part of the journey but this is largely symbolic. Serer faith persecution - Faith in Reincarnation will prevent blind attachment to certain labels and so it can’t be used to create theological empires to subject the “other” unjustly.