Palo Monte
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Palo Monte is an Afro-Cuban religious tradition of Central African (Kongo) origin that centers on spirit veneration, ancestor worship, and the ritual use of sacred cauldrons and natural elements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palo Monte canonical | 13 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afro-Cuban religion
ⓘ
Afro-diasporic spiritual tradition ⓘ |
| developedIn | Cuba ⓘ |
| emergedDuring |
Atlantic slave trade
ⓘ
surface form:
transatlantic slave trade
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Las Reglas de Congo
ⓘ
Palo ⓘ Palo Mayombe ⓘ Regla de Palo ⓘ |
| hasBelief |
ancestors can intervene in human affairs
ⓘ
spirits inhabit natural elements ⓘ |
| hasClericalRole |
tata nganga
ⓘ
yaya nganga ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
mpungu
ⓘ
nfumbi ⓘ nkisi ⓘ |
| hasCorePractice |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
ritual use of natural elements ⓘ ritual use of sacred cauldrons ⓘ spirit veneration ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Afro-Cuban culture ⓘ |
| hasEthnicRoot |
Kongo people
ⓘ
surface form:
Bakongo people
|
| hasFocus |
healing
ⓘ
protection and defense ⓘ sorcery ⓘ spirit manipulation ⓘ work with the dead ⓘ |
| hasLanguageInfluence |
Kikongo
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
Central Africa
ⓘ
Kongo Central Province ⓘ
surface form:
Kongo region
|
| hasRitualElement |
chanting
ⓘ
divination ⓘ drumming ⓘ herbal magic ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ spirit possession ⓘ use of sticks and roots ⓘ |
| hasTransmissionMode |
initiation
ⓘ
lineage-based teaching ⓘ |
| isPracticedIn |
Afro-Caribbean people
ⓘ
surface form:
Caribbean diaspora communities
Cuba ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| isRelatedTo |
Spiritualism
ⓘ
surface form:
Espiritismo
Kongo traditional religion ⓘ Santería ⓘ |
| usesObject |
nganga
ⓘ
prenda ⓘ sacred cauldron ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nkisi