Zimbabwe Religion

Zimbabwe Religion plays an important role in the construct of daily life in Zimbabwe as well as Africa. African traditional religion, though still followed by many natives, have considerably taken the back seat with the majority due to the influence of Christianity. Christianity, though introduced in the 1st Century AD, became a real influence on the native Africans only after the European invasion. The Portuguese were the first to usher in the missionary culture to convert tribal groups to Christianity. The effect is both in the negative and positive.

While the missionaries have successfully educated a large population of the otherwise backward Zimbabweans, much of the original tradition has been lost to some extent. This is because the preachers considered traditional religions to be inferior. The natives were taught to look down upon their own ritualistic customs as evil.

OTHER MAJOR ZIMBABWE RELIGIONS

• Christianity
• Islam
• Hinduism
• Buddhism

The positive sides of original African religion are undeniable. As African religion believes inherent spirits in one and all, they abide by strict rules lest one should bear the wrath of God. It is because of the strict religion that social and moral discipline are always adhered to in the communities following the traditional African religion. For more information click on to the following links:

• Christians in Zimbabwe
• Muslims in Zimbabwe