Afro-diasporic religions

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Afro-descendant cultural practice religious tradition syncretic religion

Afro-diasporic religions are a diverse group of spiritual traditions that emerged among African-descended communities in the Americas and beyond, blending West and Central African beliefs with elements of Christianity, Indigenous practices, and local cultures.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
African American folk religion	1
African diasporic religions	1
Afro-Latin American religions	1
Afro-diasporic religions canonical	1

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Afro-descendant cultural practice ⓘ religious tradition ⓘ syncretic religion ⓘ
developedAmong	African-descended communities in the Americas ⓘ Afro-Brazilian communities ⓘ Afro-Caribbean communities ⓘ Afro-Latin American communities ⓘ Afro-North American communities ⓘ
emergedDuring	Atlantic slave trade ⓘ
emphasizes	ancestor veneration ⓘ divination ⓘ healing and protection ⓘ ritual drumming and dance ⓘ spirit possession ⓘ
hasCulturalRoot	African traditional religion ⓘ surface form: Central African religions West African religions ⓘ
hasGeographicDistribution	Brazil ⓘ Caribbean ⓘ Europe ⓘ Latin America ⓘ North America ⓘ West Africa ⓘ surface form: West Africa (re-diasporic movements)
hasInfluenceFrom	Christianity ⓘ Indigenous American spiritualities ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ local folk practices ⓘ
hasOrigin	African diaspora ⓘ
hasSocialFunction	community cohesion ⓘ preservation of African cultural heritage ⓘ resistance to slavery and racism ⓘ
includesTradition	Batuque ⓘ Candomblé ⓘ Candomblé ⓘ surface form: Candomblé Angola Candomblé ⓘ surface form: Candomblé Jeje Candomblé ⓘ surface form: Candomblé Ketu Garifuna spirituality ⓘ Haitian Vodou ⓘ Kumina ⓘ Louisiana Voodoo ⓘ Myal ⓘ Obeah ⓘ Palo Monte ⓘ Quimbanda ⓘ Rastafari movement ⓘ surface form: Rastafari Regla de Ocha ⓘ Regla de Palo ⓘ Santería ⓘ Shango Baptist ⓘ Umbanda ⓘ Haitian Vodou ⓘ surface form: Vodou Winti ⓘ
isCharacterizedBy	initiation-based membership ⓘ oral transmission of knowledge ⓘ religious syncretism ⓘ ritual secrecy ⓘ
isStudiedInField	African diaspora studies ⓘ Afro-Latin American studies ⓘ anthropology ⓘ religious studies ⓘ
sharesDeityType	lwa ⓘ nkisi ⓘ orishas ⓘ spirits of the dead ⓘ
usesRitualObject	altars ⓘ candles ⓘ herbal preparations ⓘ sacred drums ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

African diaspora → hasReligion → Afro-diasporic religions ⓘ

Latin American diaspora → hasReligion → Afro-diasporic religions ⓘ

this entity surface form: Afro-Latin American religions

Part Two: Hoodoo → mainSubject → Afro-diasporic religions ⓘ

this entity surface form: African American folk religion

Part Two: Hoodoo → culturalContext → Afro-diasporic religions ⓘ

this entity surface form: African diasporic religions