Manifest heritages of family and nation: embodying "all the ancestors" in Guyanese Komfa
This article offers comparative ethnographic exploration of Komfa ritual engaged to "entertain the ancestors" that is central to the way of life of Spiritualists in Guyana. Practiced primarily by Guyanese of African descent and considered an Africa-derived tradition, Komfa worldview noneth...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
[2020]
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Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 232-265 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Guyana
/ Komfa
/ Spiritism
/ Afro-American syncretism
/ Ancestor cult
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AX Inter-religious relations BS Traditional African religions KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KBR Latin America KCD Hagiography; saints RA Practical theology |
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B Komfa (Comfa) B Caribbean Spiritism B Espiritismo B Guyana |
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