Bantu

Bantu religion is the name for the traditional beliefs of the Bantu-speaking peoples of central, eastern and southern Africa, who form several hundred ethnic groups with shared themes. Traditionally these beliefs were passed on by word of mouth, not in scripture.

Many Bantu peoples believed in a supreme god with a name such as Nyambe or Nzambe and honoured their ancestors, who were thought to speak with the gods. Among the Kongo the creator was Nzambi Ampungu, yet ancestor veneration was the core of belief, and healers called banganga trained to consult the dead.