Mwari
deity sky Shona single tradition · 1
Mwari is the supreme creator deity according to Shona and Venda traditional religion. It is believed that Mwari is the author of all things and all life and all is in him. Mwari is an omnipotent being who rules over spirits and is the Supreme God of the religion.
When
- Historical notes
- Reverence dates back to the age of the ancient king Monomotapa of the Mutapa Kingdom on the Zambezi River.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“no one had the right or authority to call unto Mwari directly without observing the protocol of airing out grievances or thanksgiving supplications to the deity through spirit mediums...the name of the ineffable and unknowable God was believed to be holy”
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