Katonda
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Katonda is the supreme creator god and high deity in the traditional religion and cosmology of the Baganda people of Uganda.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African traditional deity
ⓘ
Baganda deity ⓘ creator god ⓘ deity ⓘ high god ⓘ sky god ⓘ supreme being ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
blessings
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ heaven ⓘ prosperity ⓘ |
| continuity | identified with the Christian God by many Baganda ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
creator of the universe
ⓘ
giver of life ⓘ |
| cosmology | central figure in Ganda cosmology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Buganda culture ⓘ |
| domain |
creation
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rain ⓘ sky ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupContext | Ganda people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influence | influenced later Christian conceptions of God among Baganda ⓘ |
| languageContext | Luganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheMythologyOf | Buganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralRole |
source of moral order
ⓘ
ultimate judge ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
God
NERFINISHED
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creator ⓘ |
| region | Buganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationToOtherSpirits |
superior to balubaale
GENERATED
ⓘ
supreme over clan spirits GENERATED ⓘ |
| religion | traditional religion of the Baganda ⓘ |
| role |
high deity in Buganda cosmology
ⓘ
supreme creator god ⓘ |
| status |
all-knowing
ⓘ
all-powerful ⓘ eternal ⓘ |
| transcendence |
remote from everyday human affairs
ⓘ
transcendent ⓘ |
| typeOfVeneration | indirect worship through lesser spirits ⓘ |
| worshipedBy | Baganda people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipForm |
invocation in oaths
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offerings ⓘ prayer ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
household shrines
ⓘ
sacred sites in Buganda ⓘ |
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