Umbanda

E274598

Umbanda is a Brazilian syncretic religion that blends African traditions, Indigenous beliefs, and elements of Catholicism and Spiritism, centered on mediumship and the worship of various deities and spirits.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Umbanda canonical 17
Umbanda Branca 1
Umbanda Esotérica 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Afro-Brazilian religion
religion
associatedCityOfOrigin Rio de Janeiro
centralPractice mediumship
combinesTraditionsFrom African religions
Indigenous Brazilian beliefs
Roman Catholicism
Spiritualism
surface form: Spiritism
coreBelief communication with spirits
karma-like moral causality
reincarnation
countryOfOrigin Brazil
emergedInCentury 20th century
emergedInDecade 1900s
hasBranch Umbanda self-linksurface differs
surface form: Umbanda Branca

Umbanda self-linksurface differs
surface form: Umbanda Esotérica

Umbanda Omolocô
hasCharacteristic syncretic
hasClergyRole mãe-de-santo
pai-de-santo
hasDeityType Orisha
surface form: Orixás
hasEthicalFocus charity
moral improvement
spiritual healing
hasReligiousSpecialist medium
hasRitual gira
hasSacredTextStatus no single canonical scripture
hasSpiritType Caboclos
Crianças
Exus
Pomba Giras
Pretos Velhos
influencedBy Bantu religious traditions
Spiritualism
surface form: Kardecist Spiritism

Tupi-Guarani Indigenous traditions
Yoruba religious traditions
mainRitualPlace terreiro
practicedIn Argentina
Brazil
Uruguay
other South American countries
usesLanguage Portuguese
usesMusic chanting
drumming
usesObject candles
incense
offerings
worships Orisha
surface form: Orixás

nature spirits
spirits of the dead

Referenced by (19)

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

Oya associatedReligion Umbanda
Afro-Brazilians religion Umbanda
Yemoja presentIn Umbanda
Orisha religion Umbanda
Eledumare associatedReligion Umbanda
Umbanda hasBranch Umbanda self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Umbanda Branca
Umbanda hasBranch Umbanda self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Umbanda Esotérica
the Ibeji (in some traditions) veneratedIn Umbanda
subject surface form: Ibeji
Elegguá religiousTradition Umbanda
Oyá religion Umbanda
Batuque sharesPantheonWith Umbanda