The Serer religion, or a ƭat Roog ("the way of the Divine"), is the original religious beliefs, practices, and teachings of the Serer people of Senegal in West Africa. The Serer religion believes in a universal supreme deity called Roog (or Rog). In the Cangin languages, Roog is referred to as Koox (or Kooh[1]), Kopé Tiatie Cac, and Kokh Kox.[2]
The Serer people are found throughout the Senegambia region. In the 20th century, around 85% of the Serer converted to Islam (Sufism),[3][4] but some are Christians or follow their traditional religion.[5] Traditional Serer religious practices encompass ancient chants and poems, veneration of and offerings to deities as well as spirits (pangool), initiation rites, folk medicine, and Serer history.
^(in French) Dupire, Marguerite, Sagesse sereer: Essais sur la pensée sereer ndut, Karthala Editions (1994), p. 54, ISBN 2865374874.
^(in French) Ndiaye, Ousmane Sémou, "Diversité et unicité sérères : l'exemple de la région de Thiès", Éthiopiques, no. 54, vol. 7, 2e semestre 1991 [1].
^Olson, James Stuart (1996). The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary. Greenwood. p. 516. ISBN 978-0313279188.
^Leonardo A. Villalón (2006). Islamic Society and State Power in Senegal: Disciples and Citizens in Fatick. Cambridge University Press. pp. 71–74. ISBN 978-0-521-03232-2.
^James Stuart Olson (1996). The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary. Greenwood. p. 516. ISBN 978-0-313-27918-8.
whole Serer community celebrates in honour of the exemplary lives they had lived on earth in accordance with the teachings of the Sererreligion. Serer prayers...
one percent practuce Traditional African religions such as Serer spirituality, the spiritual beliefs of the Serer people. According to the Berkley Center...
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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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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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...
reincarnation (ciiɗ) of the ancient Serer saints and ancestral spirits, called Pangool, is a well-held principle in Sererreligion. These Pangool (singular : Fangool)...
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Takhar or Taahkarr (in Serer and Cangin) is a demi-god in the Sererreligion worshipped by many Serers (an ethnic group found in Senegal, the Gambia and...
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...
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...
Much of it comes from archaeological discoveries and Serer tradition rooted in the Sererreligion. In Charles Becker's paper titled "Vestiges historiques...
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...
symbol of the Sererreligion and the Serer people of West Africa. Called Yoonir in their language, it symbolizes the universe in the Serer creation myth...
history, consisting of calibrated archaeological discoveries in Serer countries, Sererreligion, politics, royalty, etc. Dates are given according to the Common...
deity in Sererreligion is Roog. However, there are many deities and Pangool (singular : Fangool, the interceders with the divine) in Sererreligion. Each...
Tulrakh) is one of the demi-gods of the Serer people of Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania. In the Sererreligion, Tiurakh is regarded as the god of wealth...
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...
Pangool (in Serer and Cangin) singular: Fangool (var : Pangol and Fangol), are the ancient saints and ancestral spirits of the Serer people of Senegal...
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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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...
in the Sererreligion, one of the most sacred stars in the cosmos is called Yoonir (the Star of Sirius). With a long farming tradition, the Serer high priests...
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