Indigenous religions in Africa typically do not have standardized holy books like those found in major world religions. Instead, they rely on oral traditions, storytelling, rituals, and songs to pass down their beliefs, values, and histories. Sacred texts may exist in some cultures, but they are often not considered central to the religion. Each community may have its own set of practices and teachings that are transmitted through generations.
There are several - different religions have different holy books.
Almost all major religions have holy books and holy languages.
Yes- South Africa is a multi-cultural country and all religions are permitted, so there are a variety of faiths and each tends to have its own holy book. The most common holy book is the Bible, which is the Holy Book for both Christians and Jews and the Koran for Muslims. Other faiths, such as Hindus, have their own holy books.
Judaism. Christianity also shares some of the same holy books.
The Middle East has numerous religions with numerous holy books. Islam is currently the most popular religion in the region and its holy book is the Qur'an, but Jews and the Christians revere the Bible. There are also Druze, Baha'i, Yazidi, Zoroastrians, and other small religions with their own holy books.
Religions are grievous concept of our times, as most of us do not follow what the religions stood for originally. None of the religions preached any impairment to humanity. They always advocated peaceful coexistence. Presently, the indigenous religions are threatened by egotism of religious perceptors and the absence of proper discernment of the holy preachings of the religions at the time of their origin.
The Bible is the holy book for Jews (Old Testament) and Christians (New Testament) and the Koran is the holy book for Muslims.
It describes guidelines for moral behavior.
The Bible is the holy book for Jews (Old Testament) and Christians (New Testament) and the Koran is the holy book for Muslims.
No, different religions have their own unique holy books that serve as the primary texts for guiding beliefs and practices. Examples include the Bible in Christianity, the Quran in Islam, the Torah in Judaism, and the Bhagavad Gita in Hinduism.
Answer 1What holy book? There are several religions in the world, each of which has its own holy books. Answer 2Regarding all God religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), God holy books are founded by God (or Allah in Arabic and same God worshiped in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). This include Psalm revealed by God to Abraham, Torah revealed by God to Moses, the Bible revealed by God to Jesus, and Qur'an revealed by God to Muhammad (peace be upon them all).Other holy books are founded by the religious leaders of the corresponding religions.
Yes, there are many religions without holy books. Most religions have holy books because that is the best way to preserve knowledge from one generation to another; however, religion is older than writing, so there are many religions without holy books; for example: the various religions the Native Americans, the old religions of the various African peoples and the religions of the indigenous aborigines of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Confucianism has bee suggested here as a religion without a holy book, but Confucianism is not properly described as a religion. It is an ethical and philosophical system. Even if you do define Confucianism as a religion, it does include a holy book. Confucius wrote his teachings in the Analects of Confucius. The modern neo-Pagan religion based on the indigenous religions of ancient Europe might be considered a religions without a holy book, except that leading practitioners keep writing books such as the Book of Shadows.