CONCEPTUALIZATION OF CULT-CODE-CREED IN RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS THROUGH CERAMICS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Ceramics are integral to religious spaces, representing beliefs and revealing worship, tenets, unity, and morality within faiths. This paper explores the conceptualization of cult, creed, and code in religious traditions through ceramics (pottery). The article employs the critical literary discursive and descriptive approaches by interrogating extant literature on the subject. The study shows that ceramics have become a significant part of worshipping places, churches, temples, mosques, and religious sanctuaries including serving as instructional materials for adherents. It is also indicated in the research that ceramic art makes religious beliefs tangible and influential, portraying religious cults and codes. It further unfolds the fact that ceramics are integral to African cultural traditions, serving as vessels for divinity and contributing to spiritual spheres.