TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE i
CERTIFICATION ii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS iii
ABSTRACT v
TABLE OF CONTENTS vi
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
- Background of the study 1
- Statement of Problem 4
- Purpose of Study/Objectives 5
- Scope of Study 6
- Significance of Study 7
- Research Methodology 8
- Literature Review 8
1.7.1 African Traditional Religion 11
1.7.2 The Concept of Globalization 22
1.7.3 Traditional Worship/Shrine 25
1.7.4 African Traditional Music (Songs) and Dance 27
CHAPTER TWO: CONCEPT OF GLOBALIZATION AND AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION
2.1 Meaning of Globalization 30
2.2 Historical Antecedents of Globalization in Nigeria 34
2.3 Origin of African Traditional Religion 37
2.3.2 Sources of African Traditional Religion 42
2.3.3 Hierarchy and Beliefs of African Traditional Religion 50
2.4 African Traditional Religion in a Globalized World 56
2.5 Changes in African Tradition Religion 60
CHAPTER THREE: TRANSFORMATION OF AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION
3.1 Globalization and African Traditional System of Justice 73
3.2 Globalization and African Traditional Worship/Shrine 83
3.3 Globalization and African Traditional Music and Dance 87
3.4 Globalization in African Dressing and Cuisines (Food) 89
3.5 Globalization in African Culture and Tradition 96
3.6 Globalization of African Traditional Medicine 105
CHAPTER FOUR: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
4.1 Summary 107
4.2 Conclusion 108
4.3 Recommendation 109
ORAL INTERVIEW 111
WORKS CITED 113
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
- Background of the study
African Traditional religion is the religion of the Africans. It is the culture, identity of the African people. African Traditional religion refers to the indigenous or autochthonous religion of the African people. It deals with their cosmology, ritual practices, symbols, arts, society and so on. Because religion is a way of life, it relates to culture and society and how it affects the world view of the African people (John Mbiti, 10).
Globalization according to Ogechukwu C. Ugbam is the intensification of worldwide social relations which link distant localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events occurring many miles away and vice-versa (retrieved www.iorjournals.org).
