Batuque
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Batuque is an Afro-Brazilian religious tradition that blends West African (especially Yoruba) spiritual practices with elements of Catholicism and Indigenous beliefs, centered on the worship of orixás through music, dance, and ritual.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afro-Brazilian religion
ⓘ
Afro-diasporic religious tradition ⓘ |
| centralDeities | orixás ⓘ |
| corePractice |
dance
ⓘ
music ⓘ ritual ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf |
African diaspora in Brazil
ⓘ
Atlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
initiation
ⓘ
orixá possession ⓘ sacred obligation ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin |
West African peoples
ⓘ
Yoruba people ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
community cohesion
ⓘ
divination ⓘ healing ⓘ protection ⓘ |
| hasLanguageElement |
Portuguese
ⓘ
Yoruba-derived liturgical terms ⓘ |
| hasMoralDimension |
community solidarity
ⓘ
respect for ancestors ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalStructure | hierarchical priesthood ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfWorship |
casa de religião
ⓘ
terreiro ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSpecialist |
priest
ⓘ
priestess ⓘ |
| hasRitualElement |
animal sacrifice
ⓘ
offerings ⓘ trance possession ⓘ |
| hasRitualMusicType |
call-and-response singing
ⓘ
drumming for orixás ⓘ |
| hasRitualSpaceFeature |
drumming area
ⓘ
sacred altar for orixás ⓘ |
| hasSyncretismWith |
Christian saints
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic saints
|
| hasTransmissionMode | oral tradition ⓘ |
| incorporatesBeliefSystem |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
Indigenous Brazilian beliefs ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Afro-Brazilian cultural heritage ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionOf | Brazil ⓘ |
| sharesPantheonWith |
Candomblé
ⓘ
Umbanda ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
atabaque
ⓘ
drums ⓘ |
| veneratedEntityType |
ancestral spirits
ⓘ
orixás of nature ⓘ |
| worshipStyle |
communal ceremonies
ⓘ
sacred dance ⓘ sung prayers ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Quimbanda