whole Serer community celebrates in honour of the exemplary lives they had lived on earth in accordance with the teachings of the Serer religion. Serer prayers...
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one percent practuce Traditional African religions such as Serer spirituality, the spiritual beliefs of the Serer people. According to the Berkley Center...
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Interfaith marriage (redirect from Inter religion marriage)
and disinheritance may be levied against a Serer who disobeys the law. The Serer-Noon (a sub-group of the Serer people) adhere strongly to this teaching...
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The Serer creation myth is the traditional creation myth of the Serer people of Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania. Many Serers who adhere to the tenets...
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the Seex (Serer or Serer-Sine), Serer-Noon (sometimes spelt "Serer-None", "Serer-Non" or just Noon), Serer-Ndut (also spelt "N’doute"), Serer-Njeghene...
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southeastern Nigeria) Serer religion (Serer of Senegal and northern West Africa) Vodun (Fon and Ewe of Benin and southwestern Nigeria) Nuer religion (Nuer people...
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Incarnation (section Serer religion)
reincarnation (ciiɗ) of the ancient Serer saints and ancestral spirits, called Pangool, is a well-held principle in Serer religion. These Pangool (singular : Fangool)...
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Sirius (section Serer religion)
eclipse on 16 April. In the religion of the Serer people of Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania, Sirius is called Yoonir from the Serer language (and some of...
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Tree of life (section Serer religion)
the Serer tumuli and burial chambers, many of which have survived for more than a thousand years. Thus, Somb is not only the tree of life in Serer society...
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Takhar (redirect from Takhar (Serer deity))
Takhar or Taahkarr (in Serer and Cangin) is a demi-god in the Serer religion worshipped by many Serers (an ethnic group found in Senegal, the Gambia and...
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Much of it comes from archaeological discoveries and Serer tradition rooted in the Serer religion. In Charles Becker's paper titled "Vestiges historiques...
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African religions Kikuyu Gikuyu and Mumbi Serer creation myth YAAB and YOP (first human couple (female and male respectively) created by Roog in Serer religion)...
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Religious cosmology (section Serer religion)
seeds among other things relevant to Serer lives and Serer country. "Yoonir" is the symbol of the universe in Serer cosmology and creation mythology. A...
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Serer Kings The Serer-Ndut or Ndut also spelt (Ndoute or N'doute) are an ethnic group in Senegal numbering 38600. They are part of the Serer people who...
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Intercession of saints (section Serer religion)
uthras, and prophets such as Adam and John the Baptist. In the religion of the Serer people of Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania, some of their ancient...
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members of the Serer ethnic group found in Senegambia. Inhabitants of the area are called Bawol-Bawol which takes its name from the Serer mode of pluralisation...
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Pangool (category Serer religion)
Pangool (in Serer and Cangin) singular: Fangool (var : Pangol and Fangol), are the ancient saints and ancestral spirits of the Serer people of Senegal...
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Roog (redirect from Roog (Serer deity))
languages) is the Supreme God and creator of the Serer religion of the Senegambia region. In Serer, roog means sky or the heavens. Roog is sometimes...
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history, consisting of calibrated archaeological discoveries in Serer countries, Serer religion, politics, royalty, etc. Dates are given according to the Common...
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Pentagram (category Serer religious symbols)
symbol of the Serer religion and the Serer people of West Africa. Called Yoonir in their language, it symbolizes the universe in the Serer creation myth...
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Lamane (redirect from Serer lamane)
Lamane or laman (Serer: Laamaan or Lamaan, (Serer vocable: laam or lam (to inherit )) mean "master of the land" in Serer. The name was also sometimes...
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Serer maternal clans or Serer matriclans (Serer : Tim or Tiim; Ndut : Ciiɗim) are the maternal clans of the Serer people of Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania...
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with Serer ancient and medieval history. Many of the ancient Serer sites are found within this region. It is also one of the holy places in the Serer religion...
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Polytheism (redirect from Polytheistic religion)
deity in Serer religion is Roog. However, there are many deities and Pangool (singular : Fangool, the interceders with the divine) in Serer religion. Each...
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Tiurakh (category Serer gods)
Tulrakh) is one of the demi-gods of the Serer people of Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania. In the Serer religion, Tiurakh is regarded as the god of wealth...
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Ndut initiation rite (category Serer religion)
by Serer religion that every Serer (an ethnic group found in Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania) must go through once in their lifetime. The Serer people...
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Saltigue (redirect from Serer High Priests)
Saltigui or Saltigi in Serer), are Serer high priests and priestesses who preside over the religious ceremonies and affairs of the Serer people, such as the...
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Odinani, Serer religion (A ƭat Roog), and Yoruba religion, while Bushongo mythology, Mbuti (Pygmy) mythology, Lugbara mythology, Dinka religion, and Lotuko...
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