Cuban Espiritismo

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Afro-Caribbean spiritual tradition spiritist tradition syncretic religion

Cuban Espiritismo is a syncretic Afro-Caribbean spiritual tradition that blends Spiritist beliefs with African, Indigenous, and Catholic elements, focusing on communication with spirits for guidance and healing.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Spiritism 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Afro-Caribbean spiritual tradition ⓘ
spiritist tradition ⓘ
syncretic religion ⓘ
aimsAt guidance from spirits ⓘ
healing of physical ailments ⓘ
healing of spiritual imbalances ⓘ
associatedWith Afro-Cuban religion ⓘ
Palo Monte ⓘ
Santería ⓘ
corePractice communication with spirits ⓘ
divination ⓘ
mediumship ⓘ
ritual cleansing ⓘ
spirit possession ⓘ
spiritual healing ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Cuba ⓘ
developedFrom Spiritualism ⓘ
surface form: French Spiritism of Allan Kardec
emphasizes ancestor veneration ⓘ
charitable work ⓘ
moral improvement ⓘ
hasDoctrine belief in a spirit world ⓘ
belief in moral evolution of spirits ⓘ
belief in reincarnation ⓘ
hasInfluenceFrom African traditional religion ⓘ
surface form: African religions

Indigenous Caribbean beliefs ⓘ
Spiritualism ⓘ
surface form: Kardecist Spiritism

Roman Catholicism ⓘ
hasPractitionerRole healer ⓘ
medium ⓘ
spiritualist ⓘ
hasRitualSpace home temple ⓘ
spiritual altar ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
languageUsed Spanish ⓘ
region Caribbean ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ
ritualElement Catholic hymns ⓘ
prayers ⓘ
spiritist invocations ⓘ
spreadTo Puerto Rico ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

Venezuela ⓘ
typeOfMediumship incorporation of spirits ⓘ
trance mediumship ⓘ
usesObject Catholic images ⓘ
altars ⓘ
candles ⓘ
cigars ⓘ
flowers ⓘ
glasses of water ⓘ
rum ⓘ
viewOnSpirits spirits can cause illness or misfortune ⓘ
spirits can guide the living ⓘ

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Afro-Caribbean religions → includes → Cuban Espiritismo ⓘ
Puerto Rican Espiritismo → relatedTo → Cuban Espiritismo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spiritism