Godianism from Nigeria With the advent of Christianity and Islam in Africa, the native beliefs of the indigenous people of the Black Continent began to transform and take on new forms. An “oyibo mentality” developed among Africans, which means perceiving reality through the prism of the white man and feeling hostility towards their own religious and cultural roots. This, in turn, gave rise to the formation of new movements that called for a “return to the roots,” that is, the revival of native African beliefs and the restoration of their dignity. It was against this background that Godianism was born in eastern Nigeria. At the beginning of the 20th century,…