Kongo cosmology

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cosmology
African traditional religion concept
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Kongo_people
gptkb:Bakongo
gptkbp:coreBelief cyclical time
spiritual duality
gptkbp:describes journey of the soul
transition between worlds
gptkbp:directionA East
North
South
West
gptkbp:hasConcept gptkb:Kalunga_line
gptkb:Dikenga_Cross
minkisi (spiritual objects)
Four moments of the sun
bakulu (ancestors)
bisimbi (spirits)
mpemba (white clay, symbol of the dead)
nza (world)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kongo cosmology
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Vodou
gptkb:African_diaspora_religions
gptkb:Candomblé
gptkb:Hoodoo
gptkb:Palo_(religion)
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin Kikongo
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Simbi
gptkb:Nzambi
gptkb:Mbumba
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Kongo_Kingdom
gptkbp:region gptkb:Central_Africa
gptkbp:relatedConcept African cosmology
Bakongo spirituality
Bantu philosophy
gptkbp:sacredText gptkb:water
gptkb:fire
gptkb:Kalunga_line
gptkb:Yowa_cross
air
earth
gptkbp:symbolizes life and death cycle
connection between physical and spiritual worlds
gptkbp:teaches reincarnation
spiritual transformation
balance between worlds
importance of ancestors
sacredness of water
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kongo_Nzambi
gptkb:Bukongo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6