Serer religion

The Serer religion, or a ƭat Roog ("the way of the Divine"), is the original religious beliefs, practices and teachings of the Serer people of Senegal in western Africa. The Serer people believe in a universal supreme deity called Roog (or Rog). In the Cangin languages, Roog is referred to as Koox (var  : Kooh), Kopé Tiatie Cac, Kokh Kox, etc.

The Serer people are found throughout the Senegambia region. Serer religious beliefs encompass ancient chants and poems, veneration of and offerings to deities as well as spirits (pangool), astronomy, Initiation rites, medicine, cosmology and the history of the Serer people.

The Serer people believe in a supreme deity called Roog (or Rog) and sometimes referred to as Roog Sene ("Roog The Immensity" or "The Merciful God"). Serer tradition deals with various dimensions of life, death, space and time, ancestral spirit communications and cosmology. There are also other lesser gods, goddesses and supernatural spirits or genie (pangool or nguus) such as the fangool Mendiss (or Mindis), a female protector of Fatick Region and the arm of the sea that bears her name; the god Tiurakh (var : Thiorak or Tulrakh) – god of wealth, and the god Takhar (var : Taahkarr) – god of justice or vengeance.Roog is the creator deity and is neither the devil nor a genie, but the lord of the .

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