Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
A West and West Central African spiritual practice of seeking knowledge of the future or hidden truths through supernatural means, which survived in African diasporic religions.
AP course connection
Topic 1.7: 1.7 Indigenous Cosmologies and Religious Syncretism