AFRICAN RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHY IS A SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF THE ATTITUDES OF MIND AND BELIEF WHICH HAVE EVOLVED IN THE MANY SOCIETES OF AFRICA. PROFESSOR MBITI'S BOOK PROVIDES ILLUMINATION FOR READERS WHO HAVE GROWN UP IN AN AFRICA SOCIETY AS WELL AS THOSE WHO BELONG TO NON - AFRICAN SOCIETES. IT ADDS A NEW DIMENSION TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY , THINKING AND LIFE OF AFRICA.