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'''Dewal''' ({{wp|Fula language|Ndjarendie}}, 'religion, piety') is a {{wp|new religious movement}} in [[Mabifia]] with beliefs mainly based on {{wp|anthroposophy}}, {{wp|astrology}}, and {{wp|Human Design|self-knowledge}}. Its contents and tenets closely follow anthroposophy in its original forms as developed in [[Euclea]]; notably it seems to be wary and suspicious of syncretism as has been typical of Mabifian religious culture, and adherents often approach all other belief systems in a critical, historicizing light. Dewal is legally recognized as a religious affiliation in Mabifia, with about 4% of the population identifying as adherents, though many also report practicing it alongside [[Bahian Fetishism|fetishism]], [[Badi]] or [[Sotirianity]].

Dewal evolved in the 1980s from the organized discussion of anthroposophical ideas and practice of associated spiritual methods in Mabifia; it was heavily promoted if not propelled by [[Celadon Nkunga]] and [[Felix Nzanmi]], prominent leaders in the [[Front for Unity and National Salvation]] during the [[Second Mabifian Civil War]]. [[Euclea|Euclophile]] (but not necessarily foreign-educated) intellectuals of the middle and upper classes were especially drawn to Dewal, and from here it attained an inter-ethnic appeal. Dewal competes with various other new religious movements and fashions in the wealthier, cosmopolitan southeastern coast.

==See also==
*[[Sapientianism]]