The advent of monotheistic religions in particular, Christianity and Islam in the Grande-Ile hardly implies this belief, on the contrary, the practice has adapted with them.
In doany Almost everywhere on the Grande-Île, the influence of Islamized is tangible both on central high land and in the coastal areas. Indeed, the half-moon and the star sculpted in granite represent religious syncretism or the insertion of Islam in the traditional Malagasy religion. It is still necessary to recognize that Islam preceded Christianity. Then, the massive arrival of European missionaries in the first quarter of the 19th century is flexing the natives. From then on, the doany will be decorated with statues of the saints, even the Virgin Mary. The carved figures of doany of Andriandroka, for example, testify to the mixture between Catholicism and ancestors’ cult…
The father of independence, Philibert Tsiranana, begins his oath saying “in the name of God and the ancestors” on the sacred stone in Mahamasina. A significant and above all symbolic declaration. On the one hand, he tries to recall what the ancestors were doing. The former Bouvier of Añahidrano wants to send a message to his compatriots, ” We found our identity lost during the sixty four years of French domination », Given that traditional religion has been anchored in mind as much as Western cultural assimilation. In other words, the Malagasy have absorbed part of French culture. This mix has marked the contemporary history of the Big Island. It is true that syncretism was practiced in the 19th century in different regions of Madagascar, but during the second half of the 20th century, the fusion of cults resumed. The traditional ritual and foreign religion, the city dwellers maintain them with ease. This big gap makes it possible to relieve consciousness. As a result, the rosary and the medallions decorate the cous. Two useful jewels that make the believer invisible. Heavy “bling-bling” that lighten the weight of everyday problems. Above all, Christian Songs are sung before rituals in places of worship.
ISS HERIDINY
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