What distinguished the bantu religion from buddhism, christianity, and islam?

The Bantu religious practice was  different in that it was based on the idea of continuous revelations from ancestors as opposed to Islam, Christianity and Buddhism which are monotheistic faiths. the Bantu saw the possibility of constantly receiving new messages from the world beyond.

earlier philosophers whose work influenced the enlightenment included bacon, descartes, locke, and spinoza. the major figures of the enlightenment included beccaria, diderot, hume, kant, montesquieu, rousseau, adam smith, and voltaire. it spread the ideas of the enlightenment across europe and beyond.