Roog is sometimes referred to as Roog Sene (Rog Seen, Rog Sene, Rooh Seen, etc.) which means Roog the Immensity, or by extension, the merciful god.[3] Other titles which are used outside of prayers include Roog Dangandeer Seen ("Roog the omnipresent", by extension it can also mean "the Omnipresent God"), Roog o Caaci’in Seen (Roog our ancestor), Roog o maak Seen [or "Roog a faha"] (Roog is great), Roog a yaal'in Seen (Roog our Lord), Roog o Ndimaan Seen (Roog! The giver of the fruit [or life]),[1] and "The Master of the World".[4]
Roog is the Supreme being and Creator God of the Serer pantheon.[1][4][7] Roog is the source of life and everything returns to Roog.[4] Roog is "the point of departure and conclusion, the origin and the end".[8][clarification needed] The practitioners of the Serer traditional religion do not directly pray to Roog, choosing instead to pray through ancestral spirits known as pangool,[9] and as a result Roog has no place of worship.[7] It is considered blasphemous to make images of Roog.[7]
The Pangool, they are the spirits of our departed ancestors. Any mouth [person] who does not lie, does not harm, does not fornicate, does not take the property of others, that one, all he asks Roog will see his wishes granted by Roog. Roog Seen has no parent or friend. The individual does not evoke the name of God but him, he gives what he wants.
The Serer believe that Roog is an incorporeal and hermaphroditic being, possessing both a female and male nature. Depending on the situation, an individual may attempt to evoke its female or male side by using whichever pronoun is appropriate, although in scholarly works written in French and English the masculine pronoun is usually used. Saltigues refer to Roog as "father and mother" during their consecration rituals,[4] while in the Serer creation myth it is both grandfather and grandmother, with the grandmother aspect giving birth to humanity.[11]
Referencesedit
^ abc(in French)Thiaw, Issa Laye, "La Religiosite de Seereer, Avant et pendant leur Islamisation". Ethiopiques no: 54, Revue semestrielle de Culture Négro-Africaine, Nouvelle série, volume 7, 2e Semestre (1991) [1] (Retrieved : 25 May 2012)
^ abc(in French)Thiaw, Issa laye, "Mythe de la création du monde selon les sages sereer", pp 45-50, 59-61 [in] "Enracinement et Ouverture" – "Plaidoyer pour le dialogue interreligieux", Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (23 and 24 June 2009), Dakar[2] (Retrieved : 25 May 2012)
^(in English) Madiya, Clémentine Faïk-Nzuji, "Canadian Museum of Civilization", Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies, "International Centre for African Language, Literature and Tradition", (Louvain, Belgium), pp 27, 155, ISBN0-660-15965-1
^(in French) Kesteloot, Lilyan, "Introduction aux religions d'Afrique noire", s.n., 2007, p 50,
^(in French)Saltigue Geej Seen (1 September 1983) [in] Thiaw, Issa laye, "Mythe de la création du monde selon les sages sereer", p 50 [in] "Enracinement et Ouverture" – "Plaidoyer pour le dialogue interreligieux", Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (23 and 24 June 2009), Dakar[3] (Retrieved : 25 May 2012)
^Henry Gravrand, "La civilisation Sereer - Pangool", in Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frobenius-Institut, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kulturmorphologie, Frobenius Gesellschaft, "Paideuma: Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde, Volumes 43-44", F. Steiner (1997), pp 144-5, ISBN3515028420
Bibliographyedit
Thiaw, Issa Laye, "La Religiosite de Seereer, Avant et pendant leur Islamisation", [in] Ethiopiques no: 54, Revue semestrielle de Culture Négro-Africaine, Nouvelle série, volume 7, 2e Semestre (1991) [4] (Retrieved : 25 May 2012)
Thiaw, Issa laye, "Mythe de la création du monde selon les sages sereer", pp 45–50, 59-61 [in] "Enracinement et Ouverture" - "Plaidoyer pour le dialogue interreligieux", Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (23 and 24 June 2009), Dakar[5] (Retrieved : 25 May 2012)
Ndiaye, Ousmane Sémou, "Diversité et unicité sérères : l’exemple de la région de Thiès", Éthiopiques, no. 54, vol. 7, 2e semestre 1991 [6] (Retrieved : 25 May 2012)
Gravrand, Henry, "La Civilisation Sereer - Pangool", vol. 2. Les Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Senegal (1990), ISBN2-7236-1055-1
Gravrand, Henry, "Le Symbolisme sereer : Mythe du Saas et symboles", "Revue de Psycho-Pathologie" vol. 9 No 2 Dakar (1971) (Published and reviewed under the title "Le symbolisme serer"[in] Psychopath. Afric. 1973, IX, 2, 237-265 [in] Psychopathologie africaine) - (Link retrieved : 25 July 2012)
Kellog, Day Otis, & Smith, William Robertson,"The Encyclopædia Britannica: latest edition. A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature", Volume 25, Werner (1902)
Madiya, Clémentine Faïk-Nzuji, "Canadian Museum of Civilization", Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies, "International Centre for African Language, Literature and Tradition", (Louvain, Belgium), ISBN0-660-15965-1
Kesteloot, Lilyan, "Introduction aux religions d'Afrique noire", s.n., 2007, p 50,
Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frobenius-Institut, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kulturmorphologie, Frobenius Gesellschaft, "Paideuma: Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde, Volumes 43-44", F. Steiner (1997), pp 144–5, " Henry Gravrand,"La Civilisation Sereer - Pangool"[in]", ISBN3515028420
Further readingedit
Gravrand, Henry, "La civilisation sereer, Cosaan : les origines", vol. 1, Nouvelles Editions africaines (1983), ISBN2-7236-0877-8
Kalis, Simone, "Médecine traditionnelle, religion et divination ches les Seereer Siin du Sénégal"– La connaissance de la nuit, L’Harmattan (1997), ISBN2-7384-5196-9
Becker, Charles:"Vestiges historiques, trémoins matériels du passé clans les pays sereer". Dakar. 1993. CNRS - ORS TO M. [7] (Retrieved : 25 May 2012)
Gastellu, Jean-Marc, L'égalitarisme économique des Serer du Sénégal, ORSTOM, Paris (1981), ISBN2-7099-0591-4 (Thèse de Sciences économiques soutenue à l'Université Paris 10 en 1978
Galvan, Dennis Charles, "The State Must be our Master of Fire" - How Peasants Craft Culturally Sustainable Development in Senegal, Berkeley, University of California Press (2004), ISBN0-520-23591-6
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This article is about the God For the Philip K Dick story see Roog story Roog or Rog Koox in the Cangin languages is the Supreme God and creator of the Serer religion of the Senegambia region 1 Contents 1 Names and titles 2 Beliefs 2 1 Gender 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 Further readingNames and titles editIn Serer roog means sky or the heavens 2 Roog is sometimes referred to as Roog Sene Rog Seen Rog Sene Rooh Seen etc which means Roog the Immensity or by extension the merciful god 3 Other titles which are used outside of prayers include Roog Dangandeer Seen Roog the omnipresent by extension it can also mean the Omnipresent God Roog o Caaci in Seen Roog our ancestor Roog o maak Seen or Roog a faha Roog is great Roog a yaal in Seen Roog our Lord Roog o Ndimaan Seen Roog The giver of the fruit or life 1 and The Master of the World 4 The name Roog is probably a corruption of the deity Koox 5 clarification needed This may stem from the Serers of Kaabu or Tekrur present day Futa Tooro in Senegal 6 after their exodus in the 11th century following a religious war According to the oral tradition of the Cangin the original name of the supreme being was Kooh Beliefs editMain article Serer religion Roog is the Supreme being and Creator God of the Serer pantheon 1 4 7 Roog is the source of life and everything returns to Roog 4 Roog is the point of departure and conclusion the origin and the end 8 clarification needed The practitioners of the Serer traditional religion do not directly pray to Roog choosing instead to pray through ancestral spirits known as pangool 9 and as a result Roog has no place of worship 7 It is considered blasphemous to make images of Roog 7 The Pangool they are the spirits of our departed ancestors Any mouth person who does not lie does not harm does not fornicate does not take the property of others that one all he asks Roog will see his wishes granted by Roog Roog Seen has no parent or friend The individual does not evoke the name of God but him he gives what he wants Saltigue Geej Seen 10 Gender edit The Serer believe that Roog is an incorporeal and hermaphroditic being possessing both a female and male nature Depending on the situation an individual may attempt to evoke its female or male side by using whichever pronoun is appropriate although in scholarly works written in French and English the masculine pronoun is usually used Saltigues refer to Roog as father and mother during their consecration rituals 4 while in the Serer creation myth it is both grandfather and grandmother with the grandmother aspect giving birth to humanity 11 References edit a b c in French Thiaw Issa Laye La Religiosite de Seereer Avant et pendant leur Islamisation Ethiopiques no 54 Revue semestrielle de Culture Negro Africaine Nouvelle serie volume 7 2e Semestre 1991 1 Retrieved 25 May 2012 Gravrand Pangool p 176 in French Faye Louis Diene Mort et Naissance le monde Sereer Les Nouvelles Editions Africaines 1983 p 44 ISBN 2 7236 0868 9 a b c d Gravrand Pangool p 183 Gravrand Pangool pp 169 171 Gravrand Pangool p 169 a b c in French Thiaw Issa laye Mythe de la creation du monde selon les sages sereer pp 45 50 59 61 in Enracinement et Ouverture Plaidoyer pour le dialogue interreligieux Konrad Adenauer Stiftung 23 and 24 June 2009 Dakar 2 Retrieved 25 May 2012 in English Madiya Clementine Faik Nzuji Canadian Museum of Civilization Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies International Centre for African Language Literature and Tradition Louvain Belgium pp 27 155 ISBN 0 660 15965 1 in French Kesteloot Lilyan Introduction aux religions d Afrique noire s n 2007 p 50 in French Saltigue Geej Seen 1 September 1983 in Thiaw Issa laye Mythe de la creation du monde selon les sages sereer p 50 in Enracinement et Ouverture Plaidoyer pour le dialogue interreligieux Konrad Adenauer Stiftung 23 and 24 June 2009 Dakar 3 Retrieved 25 May 2012 Henry Gravrand La civilisation Sereer Pangool in Universitat Frankfurt am Main Frobenius Institut Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kulturmorphologie Frobenius Gesellschaft Paideuma Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde Volumes 43 44 F Steiner 1997 pp 144 5 ISBN 3515028420Bibliography editThiaw Issa Laye La Religiosite de Seereer Avant et pendant leur Islamisation in Ethiopiques no 54 Revue semestrielle de Culture Negro Africaine Nouvelle serie volume 7 2e Semestre 1991 4 Retrieved 25 May 2012 Thiaw Issa laye Mythe de la creation du monde selon les sages sereer pp 45 50 59 61 in Enracinement et Ouverture Plaidoyer pour le dialogue interreligieux Konrad Adenauer Stiftung 23 and 24 June 2009 Dakar 5 Retrieved 25 May 2012 Ndiaye Ousmane Semou Diversite et unicite sereres l exemple de la region de Thies Ethiopiques no 54 vol 7 2e semestre 1991 6 Retrieved 25 May 2012 Faye Louis Diene Mort et Naissance le monde Sereer Les Nouvelles Editions Africaines 1983 ISBN 2 7236 0868 9 Gravrand Henry La Civilisation Sereer Pangool vol 2 Les Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Senegal 1990 ISBN 2 7236 1055 1 Gravrand Henry Le Symbolisme sereer Mythe du Saas et symboles Revue de Psycho Pathologie vol 9 No 2 Dakar 1971 Published and reviewed under the title Le symbolisme serer in Psychopath Afric 1973 IX 2 237 265 in Psychopathologie africaine Link retrieved 25 July 2012 Kellog Day Otis amp Smith William Robertson The Encyclopaedia Britannica latest edition A dictionary of arts sciences and general literature Volume 25 Werner 1902 Madiya Clementine Faik Nzuji Canadian Museum of Civilization Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies International Centre for African Language Literature and Tradition Louvain Belgium ISBN 0 660 15965 1 Kesteloot Lilyan Introduction aux religions d Afrique noire s n 2007 p 50 Universitat Frankfurt am Main Frobenius Institut Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kulturmorphologie Frobenius Gesellschaft Paideuma Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde Volumes 43 44 F Steiner 1997 pp 144 5 Henry Gravrand La Civilisation Sereer Pangool in ISBN 3515028420Further reading editGravrand Henry La civilisation sereer Cosaan les origines vol 1 Nouvelles Editions africaines 1983 ISBN 2 7236 0877 8 Kalis Simone Medecine traditionnelle religion et divination ches les Seereer Siin du Senegal La connaissance de la nuit L Harmattan 1997 ISBN 2 7384 5196 9 Becker Charles Vestiges historiques tremoins materiels du passe clans les pays sereer Dakar 1993 CNRS ORS TO M 7 Retrieved 25 May 2012 Gastellu Jean Marc L egalitarisme economique des Serer du Senegal ORSTOM Paris 1981 ISBN 2 7099 0591 4 These de Sciences economiques soutenue a l Universite Paris 10 en 1978 Galvan Dennis Charles The State Must be our Master of Fire How Peasants Craft Culturally Sustainable Development in Senegal Berkeley University of California Press 2004 ISBN 0 520 23591 6 Portals nbsp Senegal nbsp Gambia nbsp Mauritania nbsp Traditional African religion nbsp Religion Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roog amp oldid 1174323229, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
