Bribri traditional religion
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Bribri traditional religion is the indigenous spiritual belief system of the Bribri people of Costa Rica and Panama, centered on a creator deity, sacred natural sites, and rituals that maintain harmony between humans, spirits, and the environment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican indigenous religion
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ethnic religion ⓘ indigenous religion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bribri cosmology
NERFINISHED
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Bribri cultural identity ⓘ |
| coexistsWith | Roman Catholicism in Bribri communities ⓘ |
| coreBelief | harmony between humans, spirits, and the environment ⓘ |
| creatorDeity | Sibö NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
balance between visible and invisible worlds
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reciprocity with the environment ⓘ respect for nature ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
ancestor spirits
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animal spirits ⓘ cosmic order ⓘ plant spirits ⓘ ritual purity ⓘ sacred directions ⓘ sacred natural sites ⓘ shamanic healing ⓘ spirit beings ⓘ taboos ⓘ underworld ⓘ upper world ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Sibö
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sibö̀ NERFINISHED ⓘ SuLa’ NERFINISHED ⓘ Tjagwar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSpecialistRole | awa ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
agricultural rituals
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divination rituals ⓘ funerary rites ⓘ healing ceremonies ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ protection rituals ⓘ |
| hasRitualObject |
cacao
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gourds ⓘ ritual staffs ⓘ sacred stones ⓘ tobacco ⓘ |
| hasSacredPlace |
Talamanca mountains
NERFINISHED
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forests ⓘ rivers ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ |
| hasSacredText | oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasSpecialist | awa (Bribri shaman) ⓘ |
| hasWorldview |
illness as imbalance with spiritual forces
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land as sacred ⓘ non-human beings as persons ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contact with Christianity ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Bribri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Costa Rica
NERFINISHED
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Panama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualLanguage | Bribri language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmittedBy | oral tradition ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Bribri language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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