Poro society

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf secret society
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Guinea
gptkb:Ivory_Coast
gptkb:Liberia
gptkb:Sierra_Leone
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Conflict resolution
Education of youth
Maintaining social order
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:function Religious education
Rites of passage
Political authority
Social regulation
gptkbp:gender Male
gptkbp:hasCounterpart gptkb:Sande_society
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Poro society
gptkbp:influenced Chieftaincy selection
Traditional law
gptkbp:initiationAge Adolescence
gptkbp:initiationRituals Physical endurance tests
Secrecy oaths
gptkbp:language gptkb:Kpelle
gptkb:Vai
Mende
gptkbp:leaderTitle Poro master
gptkbp:meetingPlace Sacred bush
gptkbp:membership Hereditary and non-hereditary
gptkbp:religion Ancestor veneration
Spirit worship
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:mask
Sacred forest
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kpelle
gptkb:Bassa_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5