Myal

E67736
African diasporic religion Afro-Caribbean spiritual tradition Jamaican folk religion

Myal is an Afro-Caribbean spiritual tradition originating among enslaved Africans in Jamaica, characterized by spirit possession, healing rituals, and resistance to oppression.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Myal canonical 4
Myal-man 1
Myal-woman 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf African diasporic religion ⓘ
Afro-Caribbean spiritual tradition ⓘ
Jamaican folk religion ⓘ
associatedWith African traditional religion ⓘ
surface form: African traditional religions

Akan religious traditions ⓘ
Kongo religious traditions ⓘ
Obeah ⓘ
Pukumina ⓘ
Revival Zion ⓘ
developedDuring transatlantic slavery period ⓘ
hasBelief communication with spirits ⓘ
existence of duppies (spirits of the dead) ⓘ
possession by benevolent spirits ⓘ
rituals can restore balance between humans and spirits ⓘ
spiritual causes of illness ⓘ
hasCharacteristic communal ceremonies ⓘ
drumming ⓘ
healing rituals ⓘ
ritual dancing ⓘ
singing of sacred songs ⓘ
spirit possession ⓘ
trance states ⓘ
use of charms and spiritual objects ⓘ
hasCulturalOrigin Afro-Caribbean people ⓘ
hasFunction community cohesion ⓘ
counteracting witchcraft ⓘ
moral regulation in the community ⓘ
protection from malevolent forces ⓘ
resistance to oppression ⓘ
spiritual healing ⓘ
hasHistoricalOrigin enslaved Africans in Jamaica ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole form of cultural resistance ⓘ
preservation of African identity in Jamaica ⓘ
hasOppositionalRoleTo colonial oppression ⓘ
planter-class authority ⓘ
hasOriginPlace Jamaica ⓘ
hasRitualElement collective singing ⓘ
exorcism-like practices ⓘ
possession dances ⓘ
ritual feasting ⓘ
spirit invocation ⓘ
use of drums ⓘ
hasRitualSpecialist Myal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Myal-man

Myal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Myal-woman
hasTemporalContext eighteenth century Jamaica ⓘ
nineteenth century Jamaica ⓘ
influenced Afro-Jamaican religious culture ⓘ
Jamaican Revivalist movements ⓘ
practicedBy Afro-Caribbean people ⓘ
surface form: Afro-Jamaican communities

enslaved Africans in Jamaica ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Afro-Caribbean religions → includes → Myal ⓘ
Obeah → relatedTo → Myal ⓘ
Myal → hasRitualSpecialist → Myal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Myal-man
Myal → hasRitualSpecialist → Myal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Myal-woman
Pocomania → hasInfluenceFrom → Myal ⓘ
Afro-diasporic religions → includesTradition → Myal ⓘ