1. nok-ind:

    aphoticoccurrences:

    from the Return to the Land of Souls documentary on Akan ancestral beliefs. 

    pictured are Komians who preside over the ceremonies.

    Ivory Coast

    You cannot truly understand the history of a people without understanding their spirituality & spiritual beliefs. As everything comes form the spirit. We most not disregard our ancestors in favor of other people ancestors. We must remember & understand the spirituality of those that came before us.

    A major error in western history is that they (A good proportion) of people automatically disregard indigenous peoples beliefs as barbaric or uncivilized. But these same historians come from societies that exploit the resources & damage the natural environment of their own countries and especially the countries of the indigenous people. Furthermore these same civilized (by their own opinion) countries have A routine of indoctrinating people to follow their models of society.

    There is more than one way to do something, brilliance comes from diversity & heterogeneity. Most ancestral beliefs tie a people to their land & hold the Nature (Natur=God) in with certain reverence.  

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