Thread: Why use the term "God/god" to refer to Afrikan spiritual entities?
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Default Re: Why use the term "God/god" to refer to Afrikan spiritual entities?
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Originally Posted by GoddessofLight View Post
We have names for our dieties...Orisha, Obosum, Loa, etc...what need do we have to use anything European???
Good point. I often hear Afrikans translate all of the above to "God/gods" using them like they are interchangeable. Why not stick with what's Afrikan instead of trying to fit the Orisa into a white concept like how the whites tried to stick Olorun into a church.

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