Candomblé
E274597
Candomblé is an Afro-Brazilian religion that blends traditional Yoruba, Fon, and Bantu beliefs with elements of Catholicism, centered on the worship of orixás through music, dance, and ritual offerings.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Candomblé canonical | 27 |
| Candomblé Angola | 3 |
| Candomblé Jeje | 3 |
| Candomblé Ketu | 3 |
| Brazilian Candomblé | 1 |
| Candomblé (as Oxalá) | 1 |
| Candomblé (some lineages) | 1 |
| Candomblé de Angola | 1 |
| Candomblé de Caboclo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2534237 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Candomblé Context triple: [Olodumare, influenceOn, Candomblé]
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Santería
Santería is a syncretic Afro-Caribbean religion that blends Yoruba spiritual traditions with elements of Roman Catholicism and indigenous beliefs, centered on the worship of orishas through rituals, divination, and offerings.
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Haitian Vodou
Haitian Vodou is a syncretic Afro-Caribbean religion from Haiti that blends West and Central African spiritual traditions with Roman Catholicism and indigenous beliefs, centered on the worship of spirits called lwa.
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Vodun
Vodun is a traditional West African religion centered on the worship of spirits and ancestors, particularly prominent in Benin and neighboring regions.
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D.
Shango
Shango is a major Yoruba orisha revered as the powerful god of thunder, lightning, and justice, often associated with kingship and drumming.
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E.
Baduizm
Baduizm is a critically acclaimed neo-soul album by Erykah Badu that helped define her signature sound and establish her as a major figure in contemporary R&B.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Candomblé Target entity description: Candomblé is an Afro-Brazilian religion that blends traditional Yoruba, Fon, and Bantu beliefs with elements of Catholicism, centered on the worship of orixás through music, dance, and ritual offerings.
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A.
Santería
Santería is a syncretic Afro-Caribbean religion that blends Yoruba spiritual traditions with elements of Roman Catholicism and indigenous beliefs, centered on the worship of orishas through rituals, divination, and offerings.
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B.
Haitian Vodou
Haitian Vodou is a syncretic Afro-Caribbean religion from Haiti that blends West and Central African spiritual traditions with Roman Catholicism and indigenous beliefs, centered on the worship of spirits called lwa.
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C.
Vodun
Vodun is a traditional West African religion centered on the worship of spirits and ancestors, particularly prominent in Benin and neighboring regions.
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D.
Shango
Shango is a major Yoruba orisha revered as the powerful god of thunder, lightning, and justice, often associated with kingship and drumming.
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E.
Baduizm
Baduizm is a critically acclaimed neo-soul album by Erykah Badu that helped define her signature sound and establish her as a major figure in contemporary R&B.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afro-Brazilian religion
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syncretic religion ⓘ |
| centralDeities | orixás ⓘ |
| developedFrom | enslaved Africans in Brazil ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasClericalRole |
babalorixá
ⓘ
ialorixá ⓘ mãe-de-santo ⓘ pai-de-santo ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin |
Bantu peoples
ⓘ
Fon people ⓘ Yoruba people ⓘ |
| hasInitiationPractice |
ritual shaving of the head
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seclusion of initiates ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
ancestor veneration
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divination ⓘ possession by orixás ⓘ sacred drumming ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| hasLanguageInfluence |
Portuguese language
ⓘ
Yoruba ⓘ
surface form:
Yoruba language
|
| hasPantheonMember |
Elegguá
ⓘ
surface form:
Exu
Iansã ⓘ Yemoja ⓘ
surface form:
Iemanjá
Nanã ⓘ Ogun ⓘ
surface form:
Ogum
Omolu ⓘ Yemoja ⓘ
surface form:
Oxum
Oxóssi ⓘ Shango ⓘ
surface form:
Xangô
|
| hasPlaceOfWorship |
casa de santo
ⓘ
terreiro ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryCountry | Brazil ⓘ |
| hasRegionalVariant |
Candomblé
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Candomblé Angola
Candomblé self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Candomblé Jeje
Candomblé self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Candomblé Ketu
|
| hasRitual |
festa de orixá
ⓘ
obrigação (initiation obligation) ⓘ toque ceremony ⓘ |
| hasRitualSpecialist |
ekedi
ⓘ
ogã ⓘ |
| hasSacredObject |
assentamento of orixá
ⓘ
atabaque drum ⓘ |
| incorporatesElementsOf |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
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| influences |
Brazilian dance
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Brazilian music ⓘ Brazilian popular culture ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionOf | Brazil ⓘ |
| usesRitualForm |
dance
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music ⓘ ritual offerings ⓘ |
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Subject: Candomblé Description of subject: Candomblé is an Afro-Brazilian religion that blends traditional Yoruba, Fon, and Bantu beliefs with elements of Catholicism, centered on the worship of orixás through music, dance, and ritual offerings.
Referenced by (41)
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