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>There ARE people (afrikans) who hold onto the traditions in
>their pure form and can simultaneously interact with the
>changing face of their systems as well. These are the people
>who i'd ask of afrikan theory before the people whose
>origins in afrikan cultures lie in that "mixed" place.

1. Who are these people? Are they only true Afrikans because they're not Muslims/Christians (or other outside influence)? Are there not Muslims/Christians who for the most part hold Afrikan traditions with some variation? The Muslim/Christian doctrines haven't they been accepted into the Afrikan way of thinking , the pantheon of beliefs?Has not Islam and Christianity affected indigenous Afrikan traditions somewhat as well, even for Afrikans who aren't Muslim/Christian?Isn't there diversity of traditions in Afrika between various ethnic groups anyway? What is/are the underlying thing(s) that makes one Afrikan?Have you been to Afrika? Do you think that "real" Afrikans have problems with Islam/Christianity?

Thank you.