Ruhanga, the Glossary
Ruhanga features in Bantu spirituality as the remote creator and sky-God, recognized among the Rutara people (Banyoro, Banyankore, Batooro, Bahaya, Bakiga, Bahema and all other groups referred to in general as Banyakitara).[1]
Table of Contents
13 relations: Bantu religion, Creator deity, Empire of Kitara, God, Haya people, Hema people, Karl Rahner, Kiga people, Nkole people, Nkore language, Nyoro people, Rutara people, Tooro Kingdom.
- Bantu religion
Bantu religion
Bantu religion is the system of beliefs and legends of the Bantu people of Africa.
See Ruhanga and Bantu religion
Creator deity
A creator deity or creator god is a deity responsible for the creation of the Earth, world, and universe in human religion and mythology.
Empire of Kitara
Kitara (sometimes spelt as Kittara or Kitwara, also known as the Chwezi Empire) Empire of the Sun or Empire of the Moon was a legendary empire that is regularly mentioned in the oral traditions of the Rutara people in the African Great Lakes.
See Ruhanga and Empire of Kitara
God
In monotheistic belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith.
See Ruhanga and God
Haya people
The Haya (or Bahaya) are a Bantu ethnic group based in Kagera Region, northwestern Tanzania, on the western side of Lake Victoria.
Hema people
The Hema people or Bahema (plural) are a Bantu ethnic group who are concentrated in parts of Ituri Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Karl Rahner
Karl Rahner (5 March 1904 – 30 March 1984) was a German Jesuit priest and theologian who, alongside Henri de Lubac, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Yves Congar, is considered to be one of the most influential Catholic theologians of the 20th century.
Kiga people
Kiga people, or Abakiga ("people of the mountains"), are a Bantu ethnic group native to south western Uganda and northern Rwanda.
Nkole people
The Nkole people also known as the Banyankole, are a Bantu ethnic group native to the Ankole region of Uganda.
Nkore language
Nkore (also called Nkole, Nyankore, Nyankole, Orunyankore, Orunyankole, Runyankore and Runyankole) is a Bantu language spoken by the Nkore ("Banyankore") of south-western Uganda in the former province of Ankole, as well as in Tanzania, the DR Congo, Rwanda and Burundi.
See Ruhanga and Nkore language
Nyoro people
The Nyoro people (Abanyoro), also known as Banyoro are a Bantu ethnic group native to the kingdom of Bunyoro in Uganda.
Rutara people
The Rutara peoples (endonym: Banyakitara, Abanyakitara) are a group of closely related Bantu ethnic groups native to the African Great Lakes region.
Tooro Kingdom
The Tooro Kingdom, is a Bantu kingdom located within the borders of Uganda.
See also
Bantu religion
- Baluba religion
- Bantu Philosophy
- Bantu religion
- Bushongo religion
- Candomblé Bantu
- Fumo Liyongo
- Ggulu
- Jengu
- Kalumba
- Kamappa
- Kintu
- Kongo religion
- Lozi mythology
- Mami Wata
- Mbedi a Mbongo
- Mbombo
- Mbongo
- Mebege
- Mfinda
- Modimo
- Muisa
- Mukasa (deity)
- Mulungu
- Mumbi
- Mwari
- Ngai
- Njambe (god)
- Nkisi
- Nkondi
- Nzambi a Mpungu
- Nzambici
- Ruhanga
- Warumbe
- Zombie
- Zulu mythology