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CandombléVariant of Macumba, a syncretic Afro-Brazilian religion most prominent in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Incorporating elements of Roman Catholicism, Candomblé is the most African of the Afro-Brazilian sects. Its deities, called orixás, have distinct personalities (often capricious) and are associated with occupations, colours, days of the week, and natural phenomena. Rituals include animal sacrifice, spirit offerings, and dances. See also Macumba; vodun. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Continuing forward in a clockwise path, the left wall has several reconstructed shrines--a Haitian vodou altar (installed by Phil Cope), a "Mammi Wata" vodoun shrine from Benin (installed by Keith Nicklin and Jill Salmons), and a Brazilian candomble altar for Ogun (installed by Tania Tribe). Slavery ended here much earlier than in Cuba and Brazil, where Blacks developed religions like Santeria and Candomble. As Brooks Bouson points out, Candomble nature gods, orixas, are associated with the natural elements (earth, air, water) that Consolata must embrace to avoid the dualisms of normative Christianity (Bouson 238). |
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