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How is the traditional African understanding of the hierarchy of beings?

Outline the traditional African understanding of the hierarchy of beings.

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Maurice
(i) God is the Supreme being.

(ii) The divinities are second to God.

(iii) The spirits rank below the divinities.

(iv) The ancestors ( Living-dead) are next in the rank.

(v) Human beings follow the ancestors.

(vi) Animals and plants rank below human beings.

(vii) Non-living things are the last in the hierarchy.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on June 21, 2017 at 07:34

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