Muisca religion
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Muisca religion was the pre-Columbian belief system of the Muisca people in the Colombian Andes, centered on nature deities, ancestor worship, and elaborate ritual practices.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muisca mythology | 2 |
| Muisca pantheon | 2 |
| Muisca deities | 1 |
| MuiscaCosmogony | 1 |
| MuiscaCreationMyths | 1 |
| MuiscaMythology | 1 |
| MuiscaReligion | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indigenous religion
ⓘ
polytheistic religion ⓘ pre-Columbian religion ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth |
Bachué emergence from Lake Iguaque
ⓘ
Bochica opening Tequendama Falls ⓘ El Dorado ritual at Lake Guatavita ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
cosmic dualism of sun and moon ⓘ sacredness of lakes and mountains ⓘ veneration of nature deities ⓘ |
| cosmologyFeature | tripartite universe of sky earth and underworld ⓘ |
| declineCause | Spanish conquest of the Muisca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Bachué
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bochica NERFINISHED ⓘ Chaquén NERFINISHED ⓘ Chibchacum NERFINISHED ⓘ Chía NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuchavira NERFINISHED ⓘ Furachogua NERFINISHED ⓘ Guahaioque NERFINISHED ⓘ Huitaca NERFINISHED ⓘ Nemcatacoa NERFINISHED ⓘ Nencatacoa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sué NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainDeity | Chiminigagua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
calendar-based ceremonies
ⓘ
child sacrifice ⓘ divination by priests ⓘ human sacrifice ⓘ offerings of gold and emeralds ⓘ pilgrimage to sacred sites ⓘ ritual bathing in sacred lakes ⓘ |
| hasRitualSpecialist |
iraca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ogquesa ⓘ xeques ⓘ |
| hasSacredSite |
Chía Moon Temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Guatavita NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Iguaque NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Tota NERFINISHED ⓘ Sugamuxi Sun Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Tequendama Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
emeralds as sacred stones
ⓘ
gold as sacred metal ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Andean religious traditions ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Muisca people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Altiplano Cundiboyacense
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombian Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ Muisca Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| usesCalendar | Muisca calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Muisca mythology
this entity surface form:
MuiscaCosmogony
subject surface form:
tunjos
this entity surface form:
Muisca deities
this entity surface form:
Muisca pantheon