Fon religion
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Fon religion is a traditional West African belief system from the Fon people of Benin, centered on a supreme creator and a pantheon of vodun spirits, that has significantly shaped various Afro-diasporic religions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fon religion canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West African religion
ⓘ
ethnic religion ⓘ traditional African religion ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
balance between spiritual and material worlds
ⓘ
world governed by spirits and ancestors ⓘ |
| cosmologyIncludes |
pantheon of vodun spirits
ⓘ
supreme creator god ⓘ |
| hasConcept | Mawu-Lisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeityType |
ancestral spirits
ⓘ
nature spirits ⓘ tutelary deities ⓘ vodun ⓘ |
| hasRitualCalendar |
annual festivals
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ |
| hasRitualDance | trance dance ⓘ |
| hasRitualMusic |
chanting
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ sacred songs ⓘ |
| hasRitualObject |
altars
ⓘ
consecrated objects ⓘ shrines ⓘ |
| hasSupremeDeity |
Lisa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mawu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCenter | Kingdom of Dahomey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Brazilian Candomblé
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cuban Santería NERFINISHED ⓘ Dominican Vudú NERFINISHED ⓘ Haitian Vodou NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana Voodoo NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinidad Orisha religion ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Dahomey royal cults ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Fon people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualLanguage | Fon language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
legitimizes political authority
ⓘ
provides healing and protection ⓘ regulates community life ⓘ |
| transmittedBy | oral tradition ⓘ |
| usesRitualSpecialist |
vodun priest
ⓘ
vodun priestess ⓘ |
| worldviewIncludes |
magic and sorcery concepts
ⓘ
moral codes enforced by spirits ⓘ |
| worshipForm |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
divination practices ⓘ sacrifice and offerings ⓘ spirit possession ceremonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.