If you take the number of Africans who have a "high level of belief and practice" in Traditional African Religion from the 19 countries surveyed recently by the Pew Forum, you get 135 million people.

If you then look at the Sub-Saharan countries not surveyed by Pew (see map below) and use the CIA factbook statistics for "traditional", "animistic", and "indigenous" religions, you get almost 45 million people. [This has been corrected now, I had originally thought the total was higher. See the map below for a detailed country by country breakdown of the numbers.]

That means that there are nearly 200 million Pagans in Africa. In fact, there are probably more than these statistics indicate. For example, many people who regularly participate in traditional ceremonies, visit traditional healers, and hold traditional non-Christian and non-Muslim beliefs were nevertheless counted by Pew as Christians or Muslims while ignoring their Traditional beliefs and practices.

"Pagan" is not a derogatory term. Socrates and Plato were Pagans. The people who gave us our the words "democracy", "republic" and "constitution" were all Pagans. The people who laid the foundations upon which western civilization are built were all Pagans.

But wait, there's more. The people who invented agriculture, writing, cities, roads, metallurgy, architecture, art, music, poetry, dancing, singing, beer, wine, barbecue, parties, plays, novels, geography, astronomy, mathematics, physics, biology, medicine, etc, were all Pagans. Just like 200 million people living in Africa today.

The map below shows the breakdown, by country, of those who continue to follow Traditional African Religions. Countries shaded darker have data from the 2010 Pew study on religion in Sub-Saharan Africa. Other countries have data from CIA/US State Department. Some countries either have no data available or insignificant numbers of traditionalists.


source: http://egregores..com/2010/04/200-million-african-pagans.html

lol.

Pagan is on a mission!
Interesting read though.

*Kails*:
lol.

Pagan is on a mission!
Interesting read though.

He is indeed. Championing one belief system over another.

Make we just scrap all of them. pagan or monotheism, they are all man made.

Although i will vote to keep religion just to control some dumb mofo's out there

Area_boy:

He is indeed. Championing one belief system over another.

Make we just scrap all of them. pagan or monotheism, they are all man made.

Although i will vote to keep religion just to control some dumb mofo's out there

You are highly mistaken on that point. ut of the 1 million + Pagan rleigions in this world (as many as there are tribes), not 1 of them has a man-founder. unlike abrahamic religions. i dare you to name atleast 1 Pagan religion with a man-founder.

so as i was saying, Africa needs to return to core Paganism.

Pagan9ja, this crusade of yours ehn lol. All the best ehn

^^^ It's a one man battalion crusade.....he is on his own! ....We love you still mr pagan....

Goshen360: ^^^ It's a one man battalion crusade.....he is on his own! ....We love you still mr pagan....

lol, gotta give him credit, he's convicted about his beliefs and he walks it, hard. lol.

Great work, Pagan!

Thank You Brothers and Sisters!

PAGAN 9JA:
so as i was saying, Africa needs to return to core Paganism.

LOOK AT THIS HEATHEN *SMH*

obadiah777: LOOK AT THIS HEATHEN *SMH*

See this Jewish slave talking.

Logicboy03:



See this Jewish slave talking.

LOOK AT THIS SUPER-HEATHEN *SMDH*

obadiah777: LOOK AT THIS SUPER-HEATHEN *SMDH*

Do you believe that you're a descendant of two people with Hebrew names? Adam and Eve?

Logicboy03:

Do you believe that you're a descendant of two people with Hebrew names? Adam and Eve?

BUT OF COURSE. I FEEL HEBREW TODAY

obadiah777: BUT OF COURSE. I FEEL HEBREW TODAY

Ibru?

Logicboy03:

Ibru?

QUITE A PHILANTROPIC FAMILY I MIGHT ADD. THE IBRU FOUNDATION

obadiah777: QUITE A PHILANTROPIC FAMILY I MIGHT ADD. THE IBRU FOUNDATION

Agreed

Apart from u , op , how many pagans are in nairaland?

YES...PAGAN ALL TH LOVE WE WILL WIN

saintvc: Apart from u , op , how many pagans are in nairaland?

not sure really. i have some ardent supporters lyk brother Cameroon above, etc. but if they are actual Pagans, i dont know. people like Pastor AIO, etc., confuse me (or are confused themselves). i think i am the only one here. but its ok. 2 of the Greatest Conquerors ever (Both Pagans), Emperor ALexander The Great & Emperor Gehghiiz Khan of the Mongol Horde, both came up through their own determination and will. so my fight is just begining. .

PAGAN 9JA:


not sure really. i have some ardent supporters lyk brother Cameroon above, etc. but if they are actual Pagans, i dont know. people like Pastor AIO, etc., confuse me (or are confused themselves). i think i am the only one here. but its ok. 2 of the Greatest Conquerors ever (Both Pagans), Emperor ALexander The Great & Emperor Gehghiiz Khan of the Mongol Horde, both came up through their own determination and will. so my fight is just begining. .

m not pagan , my mum will kill me lmao , still young but i know my children wont bear any christians names and i don't go to church anymore except when my pops are around , but i still do believe in GOD but not in catholicism and in the bible tho i still quote this book . in few words m on my way for the deliverance of this slave mentality

CAMEROONPRIDE: m not pagan , my mum will kill me lmao , still young but i know my children wont bear any christians names and i don't go to church anymore except when my pops are around , but i still do believe in GOD but not in catholicism and in the bible tho i still quote this book . in few words m on my way for the deliverance of this slave mentality

oh you are in transition phase. Good Luck!

PAGAN 9JA:


oh you are in transition phase. Good Luck!

yahhh brothers aint easy , i swear

CAMEROONPRIDE: yahhh brothers aint easy , i swear

i know. i understand. dont think i am not aware. it is not easy.