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Hausa animism, Maguzanci or Bori is a pre-Islamic traditional religion of the Hausa people of West Africa that involves magic and spirit possession. While only a part of the Hausa people (mostly within urban elites) converted to Islam before the end of the 18th century, most of the adherents of the religion did the same between the jihad started by the Islamic reformer Usman dan Fodio around 1800 and the middle of the 20th century, while a small minority converted to Christianity.[citation needed]
Religious affiliation to this traditional religion is virtually nonexistent at the beginning of the 21st century; however, Hausa animism and Islam among Hausa people have coexisted for centuries, and some practices related to animism carry on locally.
When discussing "bori", there is a distinction to be made between the beliefs of the Manguzawa (which consist of pagan or heavily pagan influenced Hausa religion), the general belief in spirits and animism that persists even among Muslim Hausa, and the possession-trance group that puts on dance performances and ceremonies.[1]
^Besmer, Fremont. Horses, musicians, and gods: the Hausa cult of possession-trance.
Hausaanimism, Maguzanci or Bori is a pre-Islamic traditional religion of the Hausa people of West Africa that involves magic and spirit possession. While...
Animism (from Latin: anima meaning 'breath, spirit, life') is the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence...
Northern Nigeria formed in 1805 during the Fulani jihad when the Muslim Hausa-led Sultanate of Kano was deposed and replaced by a new emirate which became...
the parent state of the Sultanate of Zazzau, Kanajeji converted to HausaAnimism. He introduced the armored cavalry Lifidi, which he used to subdue the...
abilities to foretell the future. One religion among Hausa people of West Africa is that of Hausaanimism, in which belief in spirit possession is prevalent...
transvestite or third-gender roles and they were known to be engaging in HausaAnimism practices such as Bori religious practice of the Maguzanci found in...
belong to a traditional religion. Drawing down the Goddess Exorcism Hausaanimism Luc de Heusch. Cultes de possession et religions initiatiques de salut...
(chief Imam Sultan Bello Mosque) Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria HausaAnimism Tijaniyyah Ibrahim, Yusha'u A (16 December 2011). "Nigeria: Sheikh Bala...
in Hausaland. The Sarakuna (rulers) of the Hausa kingdoms had incorporated elements of Bori (Hausaanimism) into their practice of Islam. Furthermore...
high priests of the cult converged on Santolo, an important seat of HausaAnimism. Invigorated by religious zeal, the new 'Sultan', with the support of...
ethnic groups and regions and their period living in a single state. The Hausa are the country's largest ethnic group, making up more than half the population...
non-denominational Muslims Other religions practiced in Niger include Animism and Christianity. Islam in Niger accounts for the vast majority of the...
other aspects of the population. The largest ethnic groups in Niger are the Hausa, who also constitute the major ethnic group in northern Nigeria, and the...
reintroduced the term animism (faith in the individual soul or anima of all things and natural manifestations) into common use. He regarded animism as the first...
healing rituals have apparent ties to pre-Islamic African animism rites known as Bori in the Hausa culture. In Moroccan popular culture, Gnawas, through their...
Nigerian Americans (Igbo: Ṇ́dị́ Naìjíríyà n'Emerịkà; Hausa: Yan Amurka asalin Najeriya; Yoruba: Àwọn ọmọ Nàìjíríà Amẹ́ríkà) are Americans who are of Nigerian...
v t e Paganism (and modern paganism) Animism Panentheism Pantheism Polytheism Historical ethnic religions (existing and extinct) Modern pagan movements...
philosophies; examples are Wicca, Druidry, and the Goddess movement. Polytheism, animism, and pantheism are common features of pagan theology. Some modern pagans...
v t e Paganism (and modern paganism) Animism Panentheism Pantheism Polytheism Historical ethnic religions (existing and extinct) Modern pagan movements...
cautioning them “go where the sun is every evening.” Jok, Kuel Maluil (2010). Animism of the Nilotics and Discourses of Islamic Fundamentalism in Sudan. Sidestone...
v t e Paganism (and modern paganism) Animism Panentheism Pantheism Polytheism Historical ethnic religions (existing and extinct) Modern pagan movements...
that religion progressed from simple forms to complex: first pre-animism, then animism, totemism, polytheism, and finally monotheism. In 1898, the Scottish...
behind cities and going into rural areas, he could find many traces of animism, fetishism, and phallicism. Kato Genchi stated that the Ten Sacred Treasures...
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