All of the following are typical characteristics of traditional African religions except __________.

Traditional African religions commonly include belief in a creator being and spiritual forces in nature. They also often blend with other religions, including Christianity. The claim that the dead go to paradise and their spirits cannot help the living is not typical; ancestors are often believed to remain connected to and able to influence the living. Therefore, the exception is “belief that the dead go onto paradise, and their spirits cannot help those left on Earth.”

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