Encyclopedia - Umbanda: Encyclopedia - Umbanda
Originating in Brazil in the early 20th century, Umbanda is a religion that blends Catholicism, Kardecist Spiritualism and Afro-Brazilian...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Umbanda: Parapsychology Dictionary On Umbanda
Umbanda: A Brazilian spiritist religion.   (See also: Umbanda , Psychic, Psychic Dictionary, Parapsychology, Parapsychology ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Umbanda: Parapsychology Dictionary On Umbanda
Umbanda: A Brazilian spiritist religion.   See also Candomble, Voodoo .   (See also: Umbanda , Psychic, Psychic Diction...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quimbanda: Encyclopedia - Quimbanda
Quimbanda is an Afro-American traditional religion found in Brazil, mostly in urban areas (Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Maranhão, Perna...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Axé Music: Encyclopedia - Axé Music
Axé music is a style of popular music which originated in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The word comes from a ritual greeting that means good...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macumba: Encyclopedia - Macumba
Macumba is a word of African (Bantu) origins. Various explanations of its meaning include "a musical instrument", the name of a Central A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yemaja: Encyclopedia - Yemaja
In Yorùbá mythology, Yemoja is a mother goddess; patron deity of women, especially pregnant women; and the Ogun river (the waters of wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Channelling Mediumistic: Encyclopedia - Channelling Mediumistic
Channelling or channeling is the alleged communication of information to or through a physically embodied human being (the channel or med...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Brazil: Encyclopedia - Religion In Brazil
Brazil's main religion since the 16th century has been Christianity, predominantly Roman Catholicism. This religion was introduced by the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Brazil: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Brazil
Brazilian Culture is of a very diverse nature. The religion of most Brazilians is Roman Catholic. In fact, Brazil is the largest country ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba Mythology: Encyclopedia - Yoruba Mythology
The mythology of the Yoruba is sometimes claimed by its supporters to be one of the world's oldest widely practised religions. It is a ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African Religions: Encyclopedia - African Religions
African religions are distinct to African ethnic groups. In certain respects the term is awkward as traditional African religions have a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shango: Encyclopedia - Shango
In Yorùbá mythology, Shango (Xango), or Changó in Latin America, is perhaps the most popular Orisha; he is a Sky Father, god of thunde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Major World Religions: Encyclopedia - Major World Religions
Major world religions have been distinguished from minor religions using a variety of methods, though any such division naturally reflect...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afro-brazilian: Encyclopedia - Afro-brazilian
Brazil obtained 37% of all African slaves traded, and more than 3 million slaves were sent to this one country. The Portuguese were the f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé: Encyclopedia - Candomblé
Candomblé is an Afro-American religion practiced chiefly in Brazil but also in adjacent countries. The religion came from Africa to Braz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amulet: Encyclopedia - Amulet
An amulet (from Latin amuletum; earliest extant use in Natural History [Pliny], meaning "an object that protects a person from trouble") ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia - Syncretism
Syncretism is the attempt to reconcile disparate, even opposing, beliefs and to meld practices of various schools of thought. It is espec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia - Spiritism
Spiritism is a religious and philosophic doctrine established in France in the mid 19th Century by Allan Kardec. The term was coined by h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia - Yoruba
The Yoruba (native name Yorùbá) are the largest single ethnic group in Nigeria. The Yoruba constitute approximately 24% percent of Nige...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint: Encyclopedia - Saint
In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. It can be applied to both the living and the dead an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voodoo: Encyclopedia - Voodoo
The term Voodoo (Vodun in Benin; also Vodou or other phonetically equivalent spellings in Haiti; Vudu in the Dominican Republic) is appli...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Umbanda: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Umbanda
UMBANDA: A religion centering on the worship of the ancient African Gods who have been assimilated as Catholic saints. Similar in prac...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Umbanda: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Umbanda
UMBANDA: A religion centering on the worship of the ancient African Gods who have been assimilated as Catholic saints. Similar in prac...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Candomble: Parapsychology Dictionary On Candomble
Candomble: A Brazilian spiritist religion.   See also Umbanda; Voodoo.   (See also: Candomble , Psychic, Psychic Dictio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Quimbanda: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Quimbanda
QUIMBANDA: Harmful magick in the Macumba Tradition; a Brazilian form of Vodoun and Santería. Macumba is not in itself a religio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Macumba: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Macumba
MACUMBA: The Brazilian form of Vodoun and Santería. Macumba is not in itself a religion but the umbrella fro the two principal ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Macumba: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Macumba
MACUMBA: The Brazilian form of Vodoun and Santería. Macumba is not in itself a religion but the umbrella for the two principal ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afro-brazilian: Encyclopedia Ii - Afro-brazilian - Religion
African religions such as Candomblé have millions of followers, mainly Afro-Brazilians. They are concentrated mainly in large urban cent...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Spiritism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Spiritism
SPIRITISM: The Brazilian form of Vodoun and Santería. Spiritism is not in itself a religion but the umbrella for the two princi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Quimbanda: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Quimbanda
QUIMBANDA: Harmful magick in the Macumba Tradition; a Brazilian form of Vodoun and Santería. Macumba is not in itself a religio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Brazil: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Brazil - African Religions
African religions such as Candomblé have millions of followers, mainly Afro-Brazilians. They are concentrated mainly in large urban cent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia Ii - Syncretism - Modern Syncretic Religions
Recently developed religious systems that exhibit marked syncretism include the New World religions Candomblé, Vodun, and Santería, whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Major World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Major World Religions - Defined By Population
One way to define a major religion is by the number of current adherents. Population numbers by religion are computed by combination of c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Santería: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Santería
SANTERÍA (Spanish santo, saint): A religion centering on the worship of the ancient African Gods who have been assimilated as C...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Santería: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Santería
SANTERÍA (Spanish, santo: "saint"): A religion centering on the worship of the ancient African Gods who have been ass...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brazil: Encyclopedia Ii - Brazil - Religion
Main article: Religion in Brazil About 74% of the population in Brazil are Roman Catholic. Followers of Protestantism are rising in numbe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba Mythology - Yoruba Mythology In The New World
Many ethnic Yoruba were taken as slaves to Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Brazil and the rest of the New World (chiefly in th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Possession: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Possession
Possession 1)    A ritual trance state, learned through extensive training and achieved in religious ceremonies, during...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba Mythology - Deities
Yoruba deities are called Orishas. The primordial, first-existing, Orishas are called Obatala and Odùduwà, brother and sister respectiv...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Possession: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Possession
Possession 1)    A ritual trance state, learned through extensive training and achieved in religious ceremonies, during...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - Yoruba Mythology
Yoruba mythology is sometimes claimed to be one of the world's oldest widely practised religions. It is a major religion in Africa, chief...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amulet: Encyclopedia Ii - Amulet - Amulets And Talismans In Folklore
Amulets vary considerably according to their time and place of origin. Nevertheless, religious objects commonly serve as amulets in diffe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - Yoruba Mythology
Yoruba mythology is sometimes claimed to be one of the world's oldest widely practised religions. It is a major religion in Africa, chief...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afro-brazilian: Encyclopedia Ii - Afro-brazilian - Capoeira
Capoeira is an martial art developed initially by African slaves in Brazil, starting in the colonial period. It is marked by deft, tricky...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - Yoruba Cities
The chief Yoruba cities are Lagos, Ibadan, Abeokuta, Akure, Ilorin, Ijebu Ode, Ijebu-Igbo,Ogbomoso, Ondo, Ota,Ado-Ekiti, Shagamu, Ikenne,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - Famous Yoruba People
Some famous Yoruba people include: Sade Adu, MKO Abiola, Olusegun Obasanjo, King Sunny Ade, Sir Shina Peters, Yinka Ayefele, Majek Fashe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - Famous Yoruba People
Some famous Yoruba people include: Wole Soyinka, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Hakeem Olajuwon, Sade Adu, King Sunny Ade, Tunde Kelani, Babatunde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritism - Spiritism And Other Religions
Spiritism - Spiritism and Christianism. Christianism has been traditionally critic of Spiritism, mostly because the Mosaic Law clearly ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Channelling Mediumistic: Encyclopedia Ii - Channelling Mediumistic - Books, Channelled Texts, Entities And Mediums
Channelling mediumistic - Books and channelled texts. Several notable books describe the entering of a trance state to allow the dead t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé: Encyclopedia Ii - Candomblé - Nations
Brazilian slaves came from a number of ethnic groups, including Yoruba, Ewe, Fon, and Bantu. Slave handlers classified them by the shore ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographics Of Brazil: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographics Of Brazil - Demographic Breakdown
Demographics of Brazil - Population. 186,112,794 Note: Brazil took a count in August 2000, which reported a population of 169,799,170;...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritism - Spiritism And Other Religions
Spiritism - Spiritism and Christianism. Christianism has been traditionally critic of Spiritism, mostly because the Mosaic Law clearly ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Channelling Mediumistic: Encyclopedia Ii - Channelling Mediumistic - Books Channelled Texts Entities And Mediums
Channelling mediumistic - Books and channelled texts. Several notable books describe the entering of a trance state to allow the dead t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afro-brazilian: Encyclopedia Ii - Afro-brazilian - History
Brazil obtained 37% of all African slaves traded, and more than 3 million slaves were sent to this one country. The Portuguese were the f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Parapsychology: Dictionary Of Parapsychology T-z
A dictionary of parapsychology. Please note that words in grey are hyperlinked to a corresponding archive with articles related to that p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé: Encyclopedia Ii - Candomblé - Temples And Priesthood
Candomblé temples are called houses (casas), plantations (roças), or yards (terreiros). Most Candomblé houses are small, independently...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé: Encyclopedia Ii - Candomblé - Beliefs
Candomblé is a spiritualist religion and worships a number of gods or spirits, derived from African deities: the Orishas of Yoruba myth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé: Encyclopedia Ii - Candomblé - Syncretism
Over the centuries Candomblé has incorporated many elements from Christianity. Crucifixes are sometimes displayed in candomblé temples,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé: Encyclopedia Ii - Candomblé - Rituals
The candomblé ritual (toque) has two parts: the preparation, attended only by priests and initiates, which may start a week in advance; ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia Ii - Syncretism - Social And Political Roles
Overt syncretism in folk belief is a sign of cultural acceptance of an alien or previous tradition, but the "other" cult may survive or i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afro-brazilian: Encyclopedia Ii - Afro-brazilian - Cuisine
The Cousine Created by the afro-brazilian culture have a wide variety of foods. Within the State of Bahia the predominate cuisine is Afro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afro-brazilian: Encyclopedia Ii - Afro-brazilian - Music
The music created by Afro-Brazilians is a mixture of Portuguese, indigenous, and African music, and in recent times, even some Afro-Ameri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amulet: Encyclopedia Ii - Amulet - Hermetic Talismans
The word talisman also describes a number of consecrated magical objects used in Hermeticism. Instuctions for how to create a talisman ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voodoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Voodoo - The African Origins
Vodun is a monotheistic and magical form of animism that developed among various West African ethnic groups predating historical times. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritism - Spiritism And Related Religions
The term Kardecist Spiritism is often used, especially in statistics regarding religion, to differ Spiritism proper (as established by Ka...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritism - The Role Of Spiritism
Spiritism - Spiritism as a Religion. Kardec defined his doctrine as "Religion, Science and Philosophy. It is a religion in the sense th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - Culture
The Yorubas are one of the ethnic groups in Africa whose cultural heritage and legacy are recognizable in the Americas, despite the delib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritism - Spiritism And Related Religions
The term Kardecist Spiritism is often used, especially in statistics regarding religion, to differ Spiritism proper (as established by Ka...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritism - The Role Of Spiritism
Spiritism - Spiritism as a Religion. Kardec defined his doctrine as "Religion, Science and Philosophy. It is a religion in the sense th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voodoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Voodoo - African Origins
Vodun is a monotheistic and magical form of animism that developed among various West African ethnic groups predating historical times. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - Yoruba Cities
The chief Yoruba cities are Lagos, Ibadan, Abẹokuta, Akurẹ, Ilọrin, Ijẹbu Ode, Ijẹbu-Igbo,Ogbomọsọ, Ondo, Ọta,Ado-Ekiti, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritism - Precursors
One thing Spiritists often have to deal with is the fact that the events and theories that influenced Kardec or based his initial interes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia Ii - Syncretism - Origin Of The Word
The word Syncretism is first attested in English in 1618 and is derived from modern Latin syncretismus, drawing on Greek συγκρητι...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia Ii - Syncretism - Syncretism In Ancient Greece
Syncretism was an essential feature of Greek paganism. Hellenistic culture in the age that followed Alexander the Great was itself syncre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Channelling Mediumistic: Encyclopedia Ii - Channelling Mediumistic - General
Research of articles by channellers has shown they allegedly have channelled ascended masters like Buddha, Jesus, or St. Germain.; people...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia Ii - Syncretism - Syncretism In Rome
The Romans, identifying themselves as common heirs to a very similar civilization, identified Greek deities with similar figures in the E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia Ii - Syncretism - Syncretism In Christianity
Nascent Christianity appears to have incorporated many European Pagan cultural elements, "baptizing" or "Christianizing" them to conform ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - History
The Yoruba were one of the most urbanized sub-saharan Africans in the pre-colonial era, and have a history of town-dwelling that goes bac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritism - Precursors
The occured phenomenons that led to Kardec research were the famous (at the time) Fox Sisters and the phenomenon of the Spinning Tables. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - Culture
The Yorubas are one of the ethnic groups in Africa whose cultural heritage and legacy are recognizable in the Americas, despite the delib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Age: Encyclopedia Ii - New Age - Definitions
Though there are no formal or definitive boundaries for membership; those who are likely to sample many diverse teachings and practices (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Age: Encyclopedia Ii - New Age - History
The name New Age was popularized by the American mass media during the late 1980s, to describe the alternative spiritual subculture inter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Age: Encyclopedia Ii - New Age - Quotations
In Experiential Spirituality and Contemporary Gnosis Diane Brandon writes: "And this emphasis on spirituality and consciousness reflects...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - Precolonial Social Organization
Though monarchies were fairly common throughout the Yoruba-speaking region, they were not the only approach to government and social orga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voodoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Voodoo - New World Traditions
Voodoo - Haitian Vodou. Called Sèvis Gine or "African Service" in Haiti, a Creolized form of Vodou, Haitian Vodou also has strong elem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Age: Encyclopedia Ii - New Age - Music
See a longer description at the New Age music article Although more rock than new age in genre the 1967 successful musical Hair with its ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint - Definition Specific To Religion
Saint - Christianity. In the Roman Catholic church, the title of Saint - with a capital 'S' - refers to a person who has been formally...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Age: Encyclopedia Ii - New Age - Critiques Of The New Age
Major critiques of the New Age have emerged from rational philosophical and scientific views that seek to understand the nature of New Ag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - Precolonial Social Organization
Though monarchies were fairly common throughout the Yorùbá-speaking region, they were not the only approach to government and social or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voodoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Voodoo - New World Traditions
Voodoo - Haitian Vodou. Called Sèvis Gine or "African Service" in Haiti, a Creolized form of Vodou, Haitian Vodou also has strong elem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - History
The Yoruba were one of the most urbanized sub-saharan Africans in the pre-colonial era, and have a history of town-dwelling that goes bac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographics Of Brazil: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographics Of Brazil - Demographics
Demographics of Brazil - Ethnic groups. Most of the population can be considered a single "Brazilian" ethnic group, with highly varied ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographics Of Brazil: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographics Of Brazil - Demographics
Demographics of Brazil - Ethnic groups. thumb|300px|Ethnic groups in Brazil Most of the population can be considered a single "Brazilia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Age: Encyclopedia Ii - New Age - Beliefs
The following are some common — though by no means universal — beliefs found among New Agers: All humanity—indeed all life, everyt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritism - An Overview
Spiritism - Basic Books. The basic doctrine of Spiritism (a.k.a. "the codification") is defined in five books written and published by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Age: Encyclopedia Ii - New Age - Underlying Assumptions
Judging by its name, the New Age movement ought to involve millenarian claims, perhaps of a glorious future age which is about to begin. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Age: Encyclopedia Ii - New Age - Language
Many adherents of belief systems characterised as New Age rely heavily on the use of metaphors to describe experiences deemed to be beyon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Age: Encyclopedia Ii - New Age - Medicine
Many people with a New Age perspective also adopt complementary and alternative medicine. Some rely on New Age related treatments exclusi...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iv - U
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages IV - U . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article