OCHENDO - An African Journal of Innovative Studies (OAAJIS) (Vol. 4 No. 3, 2023)
CHARMS AND MAGIC IN OUR CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY IN RELATION TO ITS ORIGINAL UNDERSTANDING IN AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
ABSTRACT
Charms and magic are one of the things African traditional religion adherents use in worship and performing rituals in their religion. These things are powerful instrument which work for them without any problem. Consequently, a lot of people like modernism, Christianity etc. have criticized and this criticism is nothing and should be discarded. These charms magic and amulets are functionally the same with the Catholic medals, cross etc. this works aim is to establish that charms magic and amulets are very important to African Traditional Religion and valued by them. Also, what they are to African traditional religion is what sacramental like medals are to Christianity. The work employ socio-historical approach in his findings. It was finally discovery that charms, magic and amulets are one of the instruments used by the adherents of African Traditional Religions also that it serves the same functions Sacramentals like medals do for Catholics. Finally, charms, amulets are not harmful to the adherents as modernism, and Christianity are insinuating
