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Candomblé (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐ̃dõˈblɛ]) is an African diasporic religion that developed in Brazil during the 19th century. It arose through a process of syncretism between several of the traditional religions of West and Central Africa, especially those of the Yoruba , Bantu , and Gbe , coupled with influences from Roman ...
The 1930s saw a proliferation of academic studies on Candomblé by scholars like Raimundo Nina Rodrigues, Edison Carneiro, and Ruth Landes, [44] with 20th-century studies focusing largely on the Nagô tradition. [45] The growing literature, both scholarly and popular, helped document Candomblé but also contributed to its greater ...
Afro-Argentines playing Candombe Porteño near a bonfire in St. John's night (noche de San Juan), 1938.The seeds of candombe originated in present-day Angola, where it was taken to South America during the 17th and 18th centuries by people who had been sold as slaves in the kingdom of Kongo, Anziqua, Nyong, Quang and others, mainly by Portuguese slave traders.
Candomblé Ketu (or Queto in Portuguese) is the largest and most influential branch (nation) of Candomblé, a religion practiced primarily in Brazil. The word Candomblé means "ritual dancing or gather in honor of gods" and Ketu is the name of the Ketu region of Benin. [1] Its liturgical language, known as yorubá or Nagô, is a dialect of ...
Mãe Menininha do Gantois (10 February 1894 – 13 August 1986) also known as Mother Menininha do Gantois, was a Brazilian spiritual leader (iyalorixá) and spiritual daughter of orixá Oxum, who officiated for 64 years as the head of one of the most noted Candomblé temples, the Ilê Axé Iyá Omin Iyamassê, or Terreiro do Gantois, of Brazil, located in Alto do Gantois in Salvador, Bahia.
Zogbodo Male Bogun Seja Unde, also known as Terreiro Roça do Ventura, is a Candomblé terreiro (temple) in Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil.It was founded in 1858, and is the first terreiro founded by Africans of Jeje origin.
Candomblé is an African-derived religion practiced in North-eastern Brazil, beginning in the early 19th century. [13] [14] [15] It is considered the best known and most orthodox religion in Brazil. [1] [13] Candomblé is a hierarchical religion, which derives from a variety of practices that enslaved Africans brought to Brazil.
Candomblé Bantu (also called Candomblé Batuque or Angola) is one of the major branches (nations) of the Candomblé religious belief system. It developed in the Portuguese Empire among Kongo and Mbundu slaves who spoke Kikongo and Kimbundu languages. The supreme and creative god is Nzambi or Nzambi a Mpungu. Below him are the Jinkisi or ...