Editing Monotheism (section)

==== Central Africa ====
[[Kongo religion|Bukongo]]' is the traditional religion of the [[Kongo people|Kongo]] people, originating from Central Africa ( the former [[Kingdom of Kongo|"Ntotila kya Kongo"]] established parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, and the Republic of Congo ). It is based on the belief in a supreme God called [[Nzambi a Mpungu|Nzambi a Mpungu Tulendo]], an abstract, formless entity representing the cycle of the Nza (the Universe) and the source of all life. While it includes practices related to the ancestral community (''bakulu'') and natural forces that can be embodied by Nzambi a Mpungu, these entities are regarded as respected intermediaries, not as independent deities. As such, Bukongo can be classified as a hierarchical monotheism, with a spiritual structure centered on a single, supreme God.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bunseki |first=Fu-Kiau |url=https://archive.org/details/africancosmology00kimb |title=African Cosmology of the Bantu-Kongo: Principles of Life and Living |date=2021 |orig-date=1980 |publisher=Athelia Henrietta Press |isbn=978-1592324637 |location=Brooklyn, New York, USA |pages=20-25 |language=en}}</ref>