Serer Mythology

The Serer religion, or a ƭat Roog ("the way of the Divine"), is the original religious beliefs, practices, and teachings of the Serer people of Senegal in West Africa. The Serer religion believes in a universal supreme deity called Roog (or Rog). In the Cangin languages, Roog is referred to as Koox (or Kooh), Kopé Tiatie Cac, and Kokh Kox.

The Serer people are found throughout the Senegambia region. In the 20th century, around 85% of the Serer converted to Islam (Sufism), but some are Christians or follow their traditional religion. Traditional Serer religious practices encompass ancient chants and poems, veneration of and offerings to deities as well as spirits (pangool), astronomy, initiation rites, medicine, cosmology and Serer history.

Beliefs
Divinity

-Divinity and humanity

Ancestral spirits and saints

Afterlife

Roog

Other
Cosmology

Ceremonies
Raan festival

Religious Law
Day of rest

Marriage

Premarital relationship

Adultery

Murder

Other
Family Totems

The secret order of the Saltigue

Religious attire

Medicine, harvest and offerings

Influence of Senegambia

Mummification and Cult of the Upright Stones

Religious Devotion and Martyrdom