Journal of African Studies and Sustainable Development

All things undergo the impact of change which manifests itself in such action words as progression, growth, transition and transformation. All physical phenomena undergo one form of change or the other in its life journey. Perception of physical change is derived from our observation of metabolic actions in physical realities. Human species, animals and vegetation transit from one form of change (size) to the other. Apart from physical growth, there is also change or progress in meta-physical areas of human existence as in culture, religion, politics, ideas, choices and interests. Change which is the universal key of progress and transition affected African indigenous religion in many ways especially in its conception and interpretation of reality around it. Agents of transformation such as education and religion were able to induce foreign ideas about life and the world into Africans. The result is seen in the emergence of new world view, socialization and indoctrination of foreign ideas as replacements for local paradigms. This work found out that the change in African traditional religion in the contemporary area ensued from infractions on our world view which hitherto was the valid mechanism of interpretation through which we gauged and directed African life and experiences there-in. It also found out that the African personality is at the cross-fire of change. It suggests that intellectuals and African leaders of thought should as a matter of priority and necessity redirect our attention and altitudes to the positive attributes of African religion and its interpretative world view.

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