Umbanda
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Encyclopedic overview
32 sectionsContents
- Definitions
- Relation to Afro-Brazilian religions
- Beliefs
- Theology and cosmology
- ''Orixás''
- Relationships with the ''orixás''
- Lesser evolved spirits
- ''Pretos Velhos''
- ''Caboclos''
- Other evolved spirits
- ''Exús'' and ''pombagiras''
- Mediumship
- Reincarnation
- Morality, ethics, and gender roles
- Practices
- Houses of worship
- Rituals and ceremonies
- Possession and consultations
- ''Obrigações''
- In Afro-Brazilian Umbanda
- Healing
- History
- Background
- Foundation
- After the Second World War
- Demographics
- Reception and influence
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|An Umbandista wearing the white clothing typically worn in the religion's ceremonies
Umbanda () is a religion that emerged in Brazil during the 1920s. Deriving largely from Spiritism, it also combines elements from Afro-Brazilian traditions like Candomblé as well as Roman Catholicism. There is no central authority in control of Umbanda, which is organized around autonomous places of worship termed centros or terreiros, the followers of which are called Umbandistas.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Umbanda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.