Mapuche sacred sites
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cultural heritage
indigenous sacred place
intangible cultural heritage
religious site
ritual landscape
sacred site
Mapuche sacred sites are spiritually significant natural locations—such as forests, hills, springs, and cemeteries—where the Mapuche people conduct ceremonies, honor ancestral spirits, and maintain their cosmological and territorial relationships.
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage
ⓘ
indigenous sacred place ⓘ intangible cultural heritage ⓘ religious site ⓘ ritual landscape ⓘ sacred site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mapuche identity
ⓘ
Mapuche resistance ⓘ Mapuche territorial rights ⓘ Mapudungun terminology ⓘ environmental protection ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ sacred landscapes ⓘ traditional ecological knowledge ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
ancestors
ⓘ
az mapu ⓘ mapu ⓘ newen ⓘ ngen NERFINISHED ⓘ pillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Mapuche cosmology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mapuche religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Mapuche spirituality ⓘ |
| hasType |
cave
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ cemetery forest ⓘ coastal area ⓘ forest ⓘ hill ⓘ island ⓘ mountain ⓘ river ⓘ rock formation ⓘ shrine ⓘ spring ⓘ tree grove ⓘ wetland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Wallmapu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Chile ⓘ southwestern Argentina ⓘ |
| protectedBy | customary law ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Mapuche communities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
some human rights organizations ⓘ some national heritage institutions ⓘ |
| requires |
offerings to spirits
ⓘ
respectful behavior ⓘ ritual permission ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
agroindustry
ⓘ
hydroelectric dams ⓘ logging ⓘ mining ⓘ tourism development ⓘ urban expansion ⓘ |
| usedBy | Mapuche people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonies
ⓘ
communication with spirits ⓘ community gatherings ⓘ funerary rites ⓘ healing rituals ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ maintenance of cosmological relationships ⓘ maintenance of territorial relationships ⓘ offerings ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ prayer ⓘ seasonal rituals ⓘ transmission of traditional knowledge ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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