African religions are unlike Hinduism in which of the following ways?

• A. They maintain strict monotheism
• B. They venerate and fear ancestors, they have healers, and they are localized.
• C. They emphasize universal salvation
• D. They rely solely on written scriptures

Answer: (B)

The key idea here is how African traditional religions are organized in practice. They are intensely tied to a specific community and place, with religious life woven into everyday life and local customs. Ancestors are a central presence in daily belief, often feared and venerated, and specialized healers or diviners mediate between the living and the spirit world. Much of the religious knowledge is passed orally through elders and ritual specialists, not through written scriptures. Hinduism, while diverse, does not center on ancestor worship in the same way, and it relies on a wide range of scriptures with beliefs and practices that span many regions rather than being tied to a single locality. It also doesn’t prioritize healers and localized community life as defining features in the same way. That combination of ancestral veneration, healing specialists, and localized religious practice best captures how African religions differ from Hinduism.