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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Cuban Espiritismo canonical	2
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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Input

Subject: Cuban Espiritismo
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (3)

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

Afro-Caribbean religions → includes → Cuban Espiritismo ⓘ

Puerto Rican Espiritismo → relatedTo → Cuban Espiritismo ⓘ

Afro-Dominicans (Dominican Republic) → religion → Cuban Espiritismo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spiritism