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The scholar of religion Mary Ann Clark labelled Santería a "female oriented and female normative" religion, [156] arguing that all of its practitioners are expected to take on "female gender roles" during its rituals. [157] Women can hold the highest leadership positions, [158] although restrictions are placed on them while menstruating. [159]
In the second half of the twentieth century, there was a growing awareness among santeros/santeras of the trans-national links that their religion had with other orisha-worshipping belief systems in West Africa and the Americas. This was accompanied by growing contact with other orisha-worshippers elsewhere. [30]
Spiritualism is a metaphysical belief that the world is made up of at least two fundamental substances, matter and spirit.This very broad metaphysical distinction is further developed into many and various forms by the inclusion of details about what spiritual entities exist such as a soul, the afterlife, spirits of the dead, deities and mediums; as well as details about the nature of the ...
In their New Year predictions, high priests from Cuba's Afro-Cuban Santeria religion told followers on Thursday to watch their health and spending, care for their families, guard against crime and ...
The afterlife played an important role in Ancient Egyptian religion, and its belief system is one of the earliest known in recorded history. When the body died, parts of its soul known as ka (body double) and the ba (personality) would go to the Kingdom of the Dead.
Freud's view on religion was embedded in his larger theory of psychoanalysis, which has been criticized as unscientific. [43] Although Freud's attempt to explain the historical origins of religions have not been accepted, his generalized view that all religions originate from unfulfilled psychological needs is still seen as offering a credible ...
The punishment for the one who kills himself is only realised in the afterlife since people cannot punish a dead person. The deceased's family are not punished for a sin they did not commit, and the one who kills himself bears the sin of murder, which may include tormenting oneself, distressing one's family and community, and possibly causing a ...
A divination tray on which cowrie shells rests, as are used for Ifá divination. Ifá or Fá is a divination system originating from Yorubaland in West Africa. It originates within the traditional religion of the Yoruba people although is also practised by followers of West African Vodun and in African diasporic religions like Cuban Santería.