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RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPES Photographs by C. Carwile The diversity of signs that permeate both rural and urban landscapes are visual indicators of the immense variety of religious practices that co-exist in Nigeria. Missionaries first introduced Christianity to the southeast in the mid 19th century.
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| While many south-easterners today profess to be Christians, they often continue to practice their indigenous religions alongside that of Christianity. African spiritual churches, like Cherubim and Seraphim and Aladura are also quite popular in this region. These churches practice what some have called an "Africanized Christianity" that combines Christian and indigenous elements into an entirely new religious practice. |  |
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