Candomblé

E274597
Afro-Brazilian religion syncretic religion

Candomblé is an Afro-Brazilian religion that blends traditional Yoruba, Fon, and Bantu beliefs with elements of Catholicism, centered on the worship of orixás through music, dance, and ritual offerings.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Candomblé canonical 27
Candomblé Angola 3
Candomblé Jeje 3

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Afro-Brazilian religion ⓘ
syncretic religion ⓘ
centralDeities orixás ⓘ
developedFrom enslaved Africans in Brazil ⓘ
emergedInCentury 19th century ⓘ
hasClericalRole babalorixá ⓘ
ialorixá ⓘ
mãe-de-santo ⓘ
pai-de-santo ⓘ
hasCulturalOrigin Bantu peoples ⓘ
Fon people ⓘ
Yoruba people ⓘ
hasInitiationPractice ritual shaving of the head ⓘ
seclusion of initiates ⓘ
hasKeyConcept ancestor veneration ⓘ
divination ⓘ
possession by orixás ⓘ
sacred drumming ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
hasLanguageInfluence Portuguese language ⓘ
Yoruba ⓘ
surface form: Yoruba language
hasPantheonMember Elegguá ⓘ
surface form: Exu

Iansã ⓘ
Yemoja ⓘ
surface form: Iemanjá

Nanã ⓘ
Ogun ⓘ
surface form: Ogum

Omolu ⓘ
Yemoja ⓘ
surface form: Oxum

Oxóssi ⓘ
Shango ⓘ
surface form: Xangô
hasPlaceOfWorship casa de santo ⓘ
terreiro ⓘ
hasPrimaryCountry Brazil ⓘ
hasRegionalVariant Candomblé self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Candomblé Angola

Candomblé self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Candomblé Jeje

Candomblé self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Candomblé Ketu
hasRitual festa de orixá ⓘ
obrigação (initiation obligation) ⓘ
toque ceremony ⓘ
hasRitualSpecialist ekedi ⓘ
ogã ⓘ
hasSacredObject assentamento of orixá ⓘ
atabaque drum ⓘ
incorporatesElementsOf Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholicism
influences Brazilian dance ⓘ
Brazilian music ⓘ
Brazilian popular culture ⓘ
religiousTraditionOf Brazil ⓘ
usesRitualForm dance ⓘ
music ⓘ
ritual offerings ⓘ

Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Olodumare → influenceOn → Candomblé ⓘ
Oya → associatedReligion → Candomblé ⓘ
Afro-Latin Americans → religionPracticed → Candomblé ⓘ
Afro-Brazilians → religion → Candomblé ⓘ
Afro-Brazilians → traditionalReligion → Candomblé ⓘ
Regla de Ocha → relatedTradition → Candomblé ⓘ
Oshun → veneratedIn → Candomblé ⓘ
Ifa → influenced → Candomblé ⓘ
Yemoja → presentIn → Candomblé ⓘ
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil → hasSignificantReligion → Candomblé ⓘ
Yoruba people → diasporaReligionInfluence → Candomblé ⓘ
Carybé (artist) → associatedWith → Candomblé ⓘ
subject surface form: Carybé
Vodun → influenced → Candomblé ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brazilian Candomblé
Orisha → religion → Candomblé ⓘ
Eledumare → associatedReligion → Candomblé ⓘ
Candomblé → hasRegionalVariant → Candomblé self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Candomblé Ketu
Candomblé → hasRegionalVariant → Candomblé self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Candomblé Angola
Candomblé → hasRegionalVariant → Candomblé self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Candomblé Jeje
Yoruba religion → influencedReligion → Candomblé ⓘ
Afro-Brazilian religions → hasPart → Candomblé ⓘ
Afro-Brazilian religions → hasPart → Candomblé ⓘ
this entity surface form: Candomblé de Caboclo
Afro-Brazilian religions → hasPart → Candomblé ⓘ
this entity surface form: Candomblé Ketu
Afro-Brazilian religions → hasPart → Candomblé ⓘ
this entity surface form: Candomblé Angola
Afro-Brazilian religions → hasPart → Candomblé ⓘ
this entity surface form: Candomblé Jeje
Oba → veneratedIn → Candomblé ⓘ
the Ibeji (in some traditions) → veneratedIn → Candomblé ⓘ
subject surface form: Ibeji
Afro-diasporic religions → includesTradition → Candomblé ⓘ
Afro-diasporic religions → includesTradition → Candomblé ⓘ
this entity surface form: Candomblé Ketu
Afro-diasporic religions → includesTradition → Candomblé ⓘ
this entity surface form: Candomblé Angola
Afro-diasporic religions → includesTradition → Candomblé ⓘ
this entity surface form: Candomblé Jeje
West Africans → influencedReligion → Candomblé ⓘ
Yoruba orishas → influencedTradition → Candomblé ⓘ
babalawo → presentInDiasporaTraditions → Candomblé ⓘ
this entity surface form: Candomblé (some lineages)
Elegguá → religiousTradition → Candomblé ⓘ
Obatalá → veneratedIn → Candomblé ⓘ
this entity surface form: Candomblé (as Oxalá)
Oyá → religion → Candomblé ⓘ
Babalú-Ayé → religion → Candomblé ⓘ
Orunmila → religion → Candomblé ⓘ
Dique do Tororó → culturalContext → Candomblé ⓘ
Kongo → religiousTraditionsInfluenced → Candomblé ⓘ
this entity surface form: Candomblé de Angola
Batuque → sharesPantheonWith → Candomblé ⓘ