Across documented African traditions, founding figures like Ngunza in Kongo religion received visionary encounters that constituted new religious movements, making experience causally prior to structure.

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Causally prior(as a philosophical relationship): Coming first in importance or sequence—the thing that causes or comes before something else; here, experience is more foundational than organized structure.
Kongo religion(as a historical/cultural reference): A spiritual and religious tradition practiced by Kongo people in Central Africa, with its own beliefs, rituals, and founding stories.
Ngunza(as a historical/cultural reference): A founding religious figure in Kongo religion (a spiritual tradition from Central Africa) who experienced visions that led to the creation of new religious movements and practices.
Religious movements(as a social/historical phenomenon): New groups of people who organize around a shared set of spiritual beliefs and practices, often started by a charismatic leader or in response to a revelation.

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Across documented African traditions, founding figures like Ngunza in Kongo religion received visionary encounters that constituted new religious movements, making experience causally prior to structure.

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