Differences between the Western World and Traditional Africa

Traditional Africa depends on their belief of their ancestral spirits as a influence on their present day activities. Connecting this belief to everyday life guides the people in their daily actions and thoughts. For example, family members in current day Africa are still affected by the past actions of their ancestors. The Western world differs in way of thought, instead depending on technology, government and pharmaceutical companies. Medicine men or healers fulfill roles of doctors and heal the sick through rituals and herbs taken from the land. All traditional African activities are joined to the spirit world. When a tribal party gathered to hunt, they first prayed to their ancestors for guidance and a successful outing. After the successful hunt, they would pay homage to their ancestors by spilling blood of the animal kill to say thanks. What the Western world might call a superstition, the Africans believe these sacrifices are in exchange for advice, guidance and help. This complex relationship between the world of the dead and the living is how traditional African people base their reality of life.
This article is based off writings from No!Mercy Products.