Bantu Religion + Kongo Shamanism in California
SOURCE : There are many Kongo worlds particularities of magico-religious beliefs among the Vili and Yombe of Congo-Brazzaville | Africa | Find Articles at BNET On the basis of fieldwork and a critical examination of the sources, the article points out that such widely distributed terms of proto-Bantu origin as nkisi cannot be covered by [...]
SOURCE : African-American Spirituality: Hoodoo in Macon, GA, circa 2000 More recent research has brought to light the fact that most hoodoo in the USA derives from Central African (Congo, Bantu) beliefs and customs and is not related to West African Voodoo
SOURCE : AfricaniasOnline batuewe.html The Batu Ewe Culture born definitely in Africa but have antecedents in all the human cultures of the World and we can find expression of his Knowledge of the reality into the Chinese Taoism, the Vedas in India, Mesoamerica, etc. This Culture characterize it for the interpretation of the reality as [...]
SOURCE : Palo Parents [Archive] – MySanteria Forums Nganga Andile taught me that in the traditional ways the spirits were of 6 divisions, Bakinda, Bakisi Basi, Basimbi, Nkita, Bakullu, and Nkullu. While there were other spirits such as the Binkoko and dwarves, as well as entities such as the witches, the 6 aforementioned spirits were [...]
SOURCE : Padre Engo’s theories about Palo Mayombe, Moors, extraterrestrials, the Dogon, the Holy Grail, etc The Black Arabian Cults of the Djinn made it to the New World before Columbus, and greatly influenced the shamanic religions of the Indian natives and the runaway African slaves. The Cuban Orisha and Haitian Voudou mysteries were not [...]
SOURCE : Quimbanda – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Quimbanda is an Afro-American religion practiced in Brazil. It is often also called Macumba and found mostly in urban areas such as Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Maranhão and Pernambuco. It is generally viewed as a subset of Umbanda, but may be more accurately described as representing [...]
SOURCE : Frequently Asked Questions Q: Was the Christian syncretism with Kongo Traditional Religion born in Cuba during slavery time? A: No, absolutely not. The syncretism began already in Africa when the Portuguese Explorer Diego Cao went to Congo. Congolese people accepted Christianity and integrated Christian Theology and Symbolism within their Traditional Religion. Obviously the [...]
(Kongo) – God. Pronounced “zombie,” as in “Primero Nzambi,” or “First, God!” When the Portugese colonized the Kingodom of Kongo in the late 15th century, missionaries assumed that the pre-eminent Bantu deity – a creator god named Nzambi – was the same as their God. So the word for “God” became “Nzambi.” In African practice, [...]
habla = hablar / speak (to) – bobadinga, boba, mboba, ndinga, taba, ntaba hacer / to do – kuila hacha (machete) / hachette (machete) – mbele, bele, krengo harina / corn meal – diba, ndiba hembra / female (girl) – nkendo, nkenta, nketa hermana / sister – mpangui yakala hermano / brother – aburo, fumbie, [...]
