Kwoth

Nuer god

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Kwoth is the supreme being in the religion of the Nuer people of South Sudan. The Nuer conceive of Kwoth as a single creative spirit, associated with the sky and ubiquitous like the air. While Kwoth is seen as the creator of the universe and all within it, similar to other African religions, Kwoth is often remote from human concerns. Prayers and sacrifices are typically directed towards secondary divinities or spirits who act as intermediaries. However, Kwoth's name and authority are invoked by diviners to identify wrongdoers, and Kwoth is believed to determine people's destinies.123

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…Sudan, venerate a being called Kwoth, the Nuer term for “spirit” (also translated as “God”). He is considered to be the spirit in or of the sky. Like all spirits, Kwoth is invisible and omnipresent, but he manifests himself in a number of forms. Each of these manifestations bears a…
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…Sudan, venerate a being called Kwoth, the Nuer term for “spirit” (also translated as “God”). He is considered to be the spirit in or of the sky. Like all spirits, Kwoth is invisible and omnipresent, but he manifests himself in a number of forms. Each of these manifestations bears a…
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