Puerto Rican Espiritismo
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Puerto Rican Espiritismo is a syncretic Afro-Caribbean spiritual tradition that blends Indigenous, African, and Catholic beliefs and practices centered on communication with spirits and healing.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afro-Caribbean religion
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spiritist practice → spiritual tradition → syncretic religion → |
| associatedLanguage |
Spanish
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| associatedPopulation |
Puerto Rican diaspora
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Puerto Ricans on the island → |
| coreBelief |
existence of guides and protective spirits
→
existence of spirits of the dead → healing through spiritual intervention → spirits can influence the living → spiritual evolution of the soul → |
| corePractice |
communication with spirits
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mediumship → prayer circles → ritual cleansing → spirit possession → spiritual healing → trance states → |
| hasCulturalContext |
Puerto Rican culture
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| hasInfluenceFrom |
Indigenous Taíno beliefs
→
Kardecist Spiritism → Roman Catholicism → West African religions → |
| hasMainRegion |
Puerto Rico
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| hasPurpose |
guidance in daily life
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healing illness → protection from harm → resolving spiritual problems → |
| hasRitualSpace |
mesa blanca
→
spiritual altar → |
| hasSpecialist |
espiritista
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medium → spiritual healer → |
| hasSyncretismWith |
African-derived spirits
→
Catholic saints → |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century to present
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| relatedTo |
Afro-Caribbean religious traditions
→
Cuban Espiritismo → Kardecist Spiritism in Latin America → |
| transmittedBy |
community spiritual circles
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family lineages → oral tradition → |
| usesRitualObject |
Catholic images
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altar → candles → flowers → glasses of water → incense → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Afro-Caribbean religions
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includes |