Yema
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Yema are traditional religious specialists of the Limbu people who conduct rituals, communicate with spirits, and preserve indigenous spiritual practices.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural role
ⓘ
religious office ⓘ religious specialist ⓘ ritual practitioner ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Kirat religion
ⓘ
Limbu indigenous religion ⓘ |
| communicationMode |
chanting
ⓘ
offerings to spirits ⓘ ritual recitation ⓘ trance ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
maintenance of customary ritual practices
ⓘ
preservation of Limbu identity ⓘ transmission of Mundhum tradition ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Limbu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Darjeeling region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sikkim NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Nepal ⓘ |
| knowledgeType |
mythological narratives
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oral ritual knowledge ⓘ spirit lore ⓘ |
| languageContext | Limbu language ⓘ |
| performsRitualType |
agricultural rituals
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ancestral rites ⓘ funerary rituals ⓘ healing ceremonies ⓘ household rituals ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Limbu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
communicate with spirits
ⓘ
conduct rituals ⓘ mediate between humans and spirits ⓘ perform healing rituals ⓘ perform life‑cycle rituals ⓘ perform protective rituals ⓘ preserve indigenous spiritual practices ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Kirat religious specialist
ⓘ
shaman ⓘ |
| religiousSphere | indigenous Himalayan religions ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Kirat Mundhum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInCommunity |
advisor on spiritual matters
ⓘ
custodian of ritual knowledge ⓘ guardian of indigenous spirituality ⓘ ritual specialist for the Limbu community ⓘ |
| selectionOrTraining |
apprenticeship under senior Yema
ⓘ
initiation through ritual calling ⓘ |
| spiritDomain |
ancestral spirits
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local deities ⓘ nature spirits ⓘ |
| usesSacredTextOrLore | Mundhum oral tradition ⓘ |
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