Religion Traditionnelle Africaine et fondamentalisme : Contribution au débat sur la religion et la violence

AUTEUR : NATHANAËL SOEDE

ABSTRACT

The current communication adresses the propensity of the Traditional African Religion to lead to fundamentalism and extremism. It goes back to the pharaonic roots of the Traditional African Religion, namely to the myth of Isis and Osiris, to show its non fundamentalist origin. The religious openess of Traditional African Religion is still noticeable in the coexistence of different religions in the same social entity. The scarcity of evidence pointing to a violent extremism brings the author to emphasise the possibility of « extremism in religion » which is the outgrowth of a religion above its limits due to reasons related to various circumstances. The encounter with the West, with the Judaeo-Christian tradition, with the islam and the challenges which go along with these encounters have a negative impact on african societies, since they tend to cut themselves off from their anthropological roots which are in favor of religious diversity.