THE ENVIRONMENT, INDIGENOUS RELIGION AND THE PERCEPTION OF HISTORY IN THE PRE-COLONIAL AFRICA

Abstract

This paper attempts to study the relationship between the environment, indigenous religion and the perception of history in pre-colonial Africa. The environment's vitality in forming human culture, settlement patterns, economic activities, and political institutions was crucial to the demographic profit of pre-colonial Africa. Therefore, to reconstruct the relationship between the environment and indigenous religion of pre-colonial Africa from a historical perspective, it is necessary to emphasize some of the fundamental heritages of African peoples, viz historical, cultural, and religious heritages. These centred on African beliefs, practices, ceremonies and festivals, as well as African religious objects, places of worship, values, morals, religious officials/leaders, etc. The methodology adopted in writing this paper is entirely historical. This paper discovered that the relationship between indigenous religion and the environment is inseparable and dialectical.