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Religions and cults
Two world religions, Islam and Christianity, emerged next to Africa, there’s no surprise that both have deep roots on the continent. But still, vast areas are dominated by traditional cults looked down upon by both Christians and Muslims as paganism and regarded as ignorant.
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Crocodile is a totemic animal of Oufoué Boigny, the first president of Côte d’Ivoire. That is why there is still an enormous lake for crocodiles in the plain center of the capital.
Yamoussoukro,
Vydrin V., 2001
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Young woman with child, wearing amulet, matab and neckcross around her neck.
Sokota, Gervers M.
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Priest with a cross. Covenant of Mercy. Madhane Alam Church.
Mandaba, Gervers M.
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Masquerade of migrants from the village of Kirango: the Kono (‘Bird’) mask.
Bamako
E. den Otter
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Altar in the roots of a ceiba tree, in a deep forest.
Abidjan,
Perekhvalskaya E., 2006
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Greek orthodox temple in Bujumbura. The Orthodox Church has no missionary activities in Africa, for which reason the parish is very small.
Bujumbura,
Perekhvalskaya E., 2004
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The world-biggest Catholic cathedral.
Yamoussoukro,
Perekhvalskaya E., 2004
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Public reading of Arabic prayers with comments in the Kanembu language.
Maiduguri,
Bondarev D., 2005
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Auntie Some’s pharmacy.
Ouagadougou,
Perekhvalskaya E., 2005.
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Priests bearing processional crosses in a church on Lake Tana.
Bahar Dar, Gervers M.
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