Macumba

Macumba is an Afro-Brazilian religion that has but more detached from their African roots and is less clearly defined than Candomblé.

Often Macumba just means the variety of living in Brazil, popular religious traditions of African origin, which are not limited only to the population of black African descent, but also far into the "white " population layers are penetrated. Macumba often exists alongside or in syncretic manner together with the popular Catholic faith further parts of Brazilian society, although more oriented to Europe and North America this is often deny layers.

In Macumba witch beliefs and fetishes play a major role. Not only white, but also black magic belong to Macumba.

Macumba is a very negative significant demonstration. Where it is alleged by someone he plants Macumba, it applies to a christ - believers Brazilians to avoid these people. To Macumba similarly mysterious ideas entwined as the voodoo. Both comes from the West African tradition and is practiced in a slightly different form and with a different name on Cuba ( Santería ). However, Macumba is a further development of the former slaves from Angola and Congo religions. These regions were already influenced strongly by early Christianity. Therefore, prayers and songs are in Macumba in Portuguese written rather than in an African language. Also there is a Supreme Being, as in Christianity. This is called Zumbi.

In Macumba a special connection with the dead is maintained. Therefore, it is a thanatozentrierte religion, what distinguishes it from other Afro-Brazilian cults.

• Syncretic Religion
• Afro Brazilian religion
• Witchcraft