This article critically examines the representation of African religious traditions within Western scholarship, focusing on the production and reproduction of religious and epistemic inequalities. It argues that dominant Western academic frameworks—shaped by colonial histories, Christian normativity, and Enlightenment epistemologies—have systematically mischaracterized African religions as primitive, irrational, or merely cultural rather than fully religious systems. Such representations have not only distorted scholarly understanding but have also contributed to broader hierarchies of religious legitimacy that privilege Western religious forms. Drawing on postcolonial theory, decolonial thought, and comparative religion, the article traces how classificatory practices, terminological choices, and methodological assumptions have reinforced asymmetrical power relations between Western scholars and African religious knowledge systems. It further highlights emerging corrective approaches, including indigenous epistemologies and decolonial methodologies, that seek to reframe African religion as dynamic, philosophical, and historically grounded. The study concludes by advocating for epistemic justice in the academic study of religion through pluriversal frameworks that recognize African religious traditions as equal participants in global religious discourse.