The MetaChurch of Saint Ethereum

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Tariq’s reference is the Traditional Berber religion Traditional Berber religion is the ancient and native set of beliefs and deities developed by the Berber people in their historical land of North Africa. Many of Berber's ancient beliefs were developed locally while some other ones were imported or influenced over time by contact with other African mythology such as the Egyptian religion along with external forces from Phoenician mythology, Judaism, Iberian mythology, and the Hellenistic religion during antiquity. The most recent influence came from Islam, and Arab mythology, during the medieval period. Some of the Berber ancient beliefs still exist today subtly within the Berber popular culture and tradition. The cult of the dead was one of the distinguishing characteristics of the Berbers in antiquity. Pomponius Mela reported that the Augilae (Modern Awjila in Libya) considered the spirits of their ancestors to be gods. They swore by them and consulted them. After making requests, they slept in their tombs to await responses in dreams. Herodotus (484 BCE–ca. 425 BCE) noted the same practice among the Nasamones who inhabited the deserts around Siwa and Aguila. The Berbers worshiped their kings, too. The tombs of the Numidian kings are among the most notable monuments left by the Classical Berbers. The veneration (not worship) of saints which exists among the modern Berbers in the form of Maraboutism which is widespread in northwest Africa may or may not contain traces of prior beliefs or customs concerning the dead.