History of Religion in Uganda: From Traditional Beliefs to the Uganda Martyrs
The history of religion in Uganda moves through three phases: pre-colonial African traditional religion centered on a supreme creator deity and ancestral spirits; the mid-19th-century arrival of Islam through Arab and Swahili trade with Buganda; and the late-19th-century arrival of Christianity, which triggered religious competition, the martyrdom of Christian converts under Kabaka Mwanga II (1885–1887),...
9th Sep, 2026
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