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Hellenization of African deities: a standalone construct

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Hellenization ofAfrican deities1 CONSTRUCTHellenization of AfricanP'BITEK · AFRICAN RELIGIONS

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African religions

p'Bitek's critique that scholars dressed African deities in Greek and Christian attributes such as omnipotence and eternity.

In African religions, Hellenization of African deities refers to p'Bitek's critique that scholars dressed African deities in Greek and Christian attributes such as omnipotence and eternity. This meaning comes from p'Bitek (1970) in African religions in Western scholarship.[1]

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  1. p'Bitek, O. (1970). African religions in Western scholarship. East African Literature Bureau. Open Library record

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