Dinka religion
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Dinka religion is the traditional spiritual belief system of the Dinka people of South Sudan, centered on a supreme creator deity, ancestral spirits, and rituals closely tied to cattle and the natural environment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dinka religion canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic religion
ⓘ
indigenous religion ⓘ supreme deity ⓘ traditional African religion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
rain
ⓘ
sky ⓘ |
| centralSymbol | cattle ⓘ |
| closelyLinkedTo |
Dinka social structure
ⓘ
cattle pastoralism ⓘ natural environment ⓘ |
| coreDeity | Nhialic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologyIncludes |
earthly world
ⓘ
realm of the dead ⓘ sky world ⓘ |
| currentStatus | partly syncretized with Christianity ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
ancestral spirits
ⓘ
divinities ⓘ totemic spirits ⓘ |
| hasRiteOfPassage |
funerary rituals
ⓘ
initiation ⓘ marriage rituals ⓘ |
| hasRitualSpecialist |
diviner
ⓘ
healer ⓘ spear master ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfRitual | Dinka language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralCodeBasedOn |
customary law
ⓘ
kinship obligations ⓘ respect for cattle ⓘ respect for elders ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Dinka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
South Sudan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualFocus |
cattle
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ healing ⓘ protection ⓘ rain ⓘ |
| role | creator god ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| usesRitual |
dance
ⓘ
libation ⓘ prayer ⓘ sacrifice of cattle ⓘ song ⓘ |
| worldview |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
animistic elements ⓘ monotheistic with lesser spirits ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.