g uru — re present ed ▁by ▁the ▁phrase ▁ik ▁ ō a ṅ k ā r , ▁meaning ▁one ▁God , ▁who ▁prev ails ▁in ▁everything , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁pra xis ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁S ikh ▁is ▁enjo ined ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁social ▁reform ▁through ▁the ▁purs uit ▁of ▁justice ▁for ▁all ▁human ▁be ings . ▁ ▁Ind igen ous ▁and ▁folk ▁ ▁Ind igen ous ▁relig ions ▁or ▁folk ▁relig ions ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁broad ▁category ▁of ▁traditional ▁relig ions ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁character ised ▁by ▁sh aman ism , ▁anim ism ▁and ▁ancest or ▁worship , ▁where ▁traditional ▁means ▁" ind igen ous , ▁that ▁which ▁is ▁ab original ▁or ▁found ational , ▁handed ▁down ▁from ▁generation ▁to ▁generation … ". ▁These ▁are ▁relig ions ▁that ▁are ▁closely ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁particular ▁group ▁of ▁people , ▁eth nic ity ▁or ▁tribe ; ▁they ▁often ▁have ▁no ▁formal ▁cre eds ▁or ▁sacred ▁texts . ▁Some ▁faith s ▁are ▁syn cret ic , ▁f using ▁diverse ▁religious ▁belief s ▁and ▁practices . ▁ ▁Australian ▁Ab original ▁relig ions . ▁ ▁Fol k ▁relig ions ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas : ▁Native ▁American ▁relig ions ▁ ▁Fol k ▁relig ions ▁are ▁often ▁omitted ▁as ▁a ▁category ▁in ▁surve ys ▁even ▁in ▁countries ▁where ▁they ▁are ▁widely ▁pract iced , ▁e . g . ▁in ▁China . ▁ ▁Trad itional ▁African ▁ ▁African ▁traditional ▁religion ▁en comp ass es ▁the ▁traditional ▁religious ▁belief s ▁of ▁people ▁in ▁Africa . ▁In ▁West ▁Africa ,