Pocomania
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Pocomania is a Jamaican Afro-Christian religious movement known for its spirit possession rituals, drumming, and syncretic blend of African-derived practices with Christian beliefs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pocomania canonical | 4 |
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afro-Christian religion
ⓘ
folk religion ⓘ religious movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
rural communities
ⓘ
urban poor communities ⓘ working-class Jamaicans ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Revival Zion ⓘ |
| corePractice |
all-night prayer meetings
ⓘ
deliverance rituals ⓘ fasting ⓘ healing services ⓘ possession by ancestral spirits ⓘ possession by the Holy Spirit ⓘ ritual drumming ⓘ testimony giving ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Jamaica ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
19th-century Jamaican Revivalism
ⓘ
Great Revival of 1860–1861 in Jamaica ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
call-and-response singing
ⓘ
charismatic leadership ⓘ drumming ⓘ exorcism ⓘ healing practices ⓘ night services ⓘ prophecy ⓘ ritual cleansing ⓘ spirit possession rituals ⓘ syncretism ⓘ trance ⓘ use of candles ⓘ use of colored headwraps ⓘ use of holy water ⓘ use of incense ⓘ use of rhythmic dancing ⓘ use of spiritual paraphernalia ⓘ use of spiritual songs ⓘ use of uniforms for worshippers ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Akan religious traditions
ⓘ
Anglicanism (broadly) ⓘ
surface form:
Anglican Christianity
Baptists ⓘ
surface form:
Baptist Christianity
Kongo religious traditions ⓘ Methodism ⓘ
surface form:
Methodist Christianity
Myal ⓘ Obeah ⓘ |
| hasLeadershipTitle |
Bandleader
ⓘ
Captain ⓘ Mother ⓘ Shepherd ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition |
African traditional religion
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| languageOfRitual |
English
ⓘ
Jamaican Creole ⓘ |
| musicFeature |
use of choruses
ⓘ
use of drums ⓘ use of handclapping ⓘ use of tambourines ⓘ |
| perceivedByColonialAuthoritiesAs |
potentially subversive
ⓘ
superstitious ⓘ |
| perceivedByMainstreamChurchesAs | heterodox ⓘ |
| regionOfPractice | Caribbean ⓘ |
| religiousClassification |
revivalist movement
ⓘ
syncretic religion ⓘ |
| sharesOriginWith |
Jamaican Revivalism
ⓘ
Revival Zion ⓘ |
| socialRole |
community healing
ⓘ
protection against evil spirits ⓘ spiritual counseling ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfEmergence |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| viewedAs | form of Jamaican Revivalism ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
mission house
ⓘ
yard church ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.