Afro-Brazilian religions
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Afro-Brazilian religions are a group of syncretic spiritual traditions in Brazil, such as Candomblé and Umbanda, that blend West and Central African beliefs with Indigenous and Catholic elements.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afro-Brazilian religions canonical | 8 |
| Afro-Brazilian religious traditions | 1 |
| Brazilian Umbanda | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afro-diasporic religion
ⓘ
religious tradition ⓘ syncretic religion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
atabaque drums
ⓘ
barracão ⓘ divination ⓘ healing rituals ⓘ processions ⓘ public festivals ⓘ ritual possession ⓘ terreiro ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
ancestors
ⓘ
animal sacrifice ⓘ inkices ⓘ mediumship ⓘ offerings ⓘ orixás ⓘ possession trance ⓘ ritual drumming ⓘ sacred dance ⓘ voduns ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin |
Central Africa
ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Batuque
ⓘ
Candomblé ⓘ Candomblé ⓘ
surface form:
Candomblé Angola
Candomblé ⓘ
surface form:
Candomblé Jeje
Candomblé ⓘ
surface form:
Candomblé Ketu
Candomblé ⓘ
surface form:
Candomblé de Caboclo
Jarê ⓘ Omoloko ⓘ Batuque ⓘ
surface form:
Quimbanda
Tambor de Mina ⓘ Terecô ⓘ Umbanda ⓘ Xangô do Nordeste ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Atlantic slave trade
ⓘ
Brazilian colonial period ⓘ post-abolition Brazil ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African traditional religion
ⓘ
surface form:
Bantu religions
Fon religion ⓘ Indigenous Brazilian beliefs ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ Spiritualism ⓘ
surface form:
Spiritism
Yoruba religion ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | intangible cultural heritage in parts of Brazil ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Afro-American religions
ⓘ
Afro-Caribbean religions ⓘ |
| subjectTo | religious intolerance in Brazil ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
Ewe-Fon liturgical terms
ⓘ
Kikongo liturgical terms ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Yoruba liturgical terms ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Afro-Brazilian religious traditions
this entity surface form:
Brazilian Umbanda