Syncretism in Spiritual Practices
An African deity syncretized with a Catholic saint in Vodou.
Who is Legba or St. Peter?
The kingdom where political power was based on kinship networks.
What is the Kingdom of Kongo?
A military leader who defended the Benin Kingdom.
Who is Queen Idia?
A common reason African elites traveled to European cities in the fifteenth century.
What is for diplomatic or trade purposes?
A syncretic religion that helped maintain African culture in Haiti.
What is Vodou?
The Ashanti Empire’s kinship-based strategy to determine leadership.
What is matrilineal succession?
This queen’s leadership helped preserve her kingdom’s independence.
Who is Queen Njinga?
An example of an African elite who played a role in European diplomacy.
Who is the ambassador in Lisbon?
How enslaved Africans used syncretic religions as a form of resistance.
What is by preserving cultural identity and resisting colonialism?
The role kinship played in political stability within the Kingdom of Kongo.
What is influencing succession and governance?
The outcome of Queen Idia’s military strategies for Benin.
What is the defense and expansion of the kingdom?
The effect of African elites’ presence on European-African relationships.
What is strengthening trade and diplomatic ties?
A similar example of syncretism outside Africa, combining indigenous beliefs with Christianity.
What is the blending of Native American beliefs with Catholic practices in Latin America?
Another pre-modern society that used familial alliances in its political structure.
What is feudal Japan?
How the military leadership of African queens affected societal views
What is challenging traditional gender roles in African societies?
A significant impact African elites had on European perceptions of Africa.
What is shaping positive views or curiosity about African societies?