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Pai-de-santo
A ''pai-de-santo'' () is a male priest of Umbanda, Candomblé and Quimbanda, the Afro-Brazilian religions. In Portuguese those words translate as "father of hesaint , which is an adaption from the Yoruba language word ''babalorishá'', a title given to the African religion's priests. ''Babá'' means father, and the contraction ''l'Orishá'' means "''of Orishá''". As a product of the syncretism, the word Orishá (elevated or ancestral spirit) was adapted into Portuguese as saint. In the Afro-Brazilian religions the priests are the owners of the tradition, knowledge and culture and the ones responsible to pass it on to the new generations because there are no sacred written books. See also * Mãe-de-santo A ''Mãe-de-santo'' (, or ialorixá, is a priestess of Umbanda, Candomblé and Quimbanda, the Afro-Brazilian religions. In Portuguese those words translate as "mother of hesaint , which is an adaption of the Yoruba language word ''iyalorishá'' ... Brazilian mytholog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mãe-de-santo
A ''Mãe-de-santo'' (, or ialorixá, is a priestess of Umbanda, Candomblé and Quimbanda, the Afro-Brazilian religions. In Portuguese those words translate as "mother of hesaint , which is an adaption of the Yoruba language word ''iyalorishá'', a title given to priest women in African religions. ''Iyá'' means mother, and the contraction ''l'Orishá'' means "''of Orishá''". As a product of the syncretism, the word Orishá (elevated or ancestral spirit) was adapted into Portuguese as saint. The priestesses ''mães-de-santo'' are more venerated in African-Brazilian religions than the male priests, the '' pais-de-santo''. In the Afro-Brazilian religions the priests are the owners of the tradition, knowledge and culture and the ones responsible to pass it on to the new generations because there are no sacred written books. See also * Pai-de-santo A ''pai-de-santo'' () is a male priest of Umbanda, Candomblé and Quimbanda, the Afro-Brazilian religions. In Portuguese those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |