Mestizo
What does the term Mestizo refer to in Latin American history?
Mestizo refers to a person of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry.
Santeria originated from which African ethnic group’s traditions?
Yoruba ethnic group’s traditions of West Africa.
In Candomblé, the spirits of African deities are known by what name?
Orixas
Voodoo is most commonly practiced in which two countries?
Haiti and Benin
What term describes the blending of different religious or cultural traditions?
syncretism.
In which Latin American country is the Mestizo population the largest?
Mexico.
Santeria blends African beliefs with which other religion?
Catholicism.
Candomblé often syncretized its deities with Catholic saints to avoid persecution under which colonial power?
Portugal
what is the Supreme God in Voodoo called?
Bondye
Which African religion influenced both Santeria and Voodoo?
yoruba religion
Which aspect of Mestizo religion best illustrates the blending of Indigenous spirituality and Catholic doctrine?
veneration of saints and spirits as both Catholic figures and Indigenous deities.
What are the deities in Santeria called?
Orishas.
What is the name of the ritual space or temple where Candomblé ceremonies are conducted?
Terreiro
What are the spirits or intermediaries between humans and God called in Voodoo?
Loa (or Lwa).
During which historical period did Voodoo first emerge in Haiti as a syncretic religion combining African and Catholic beliefs?
17th–18th century
Mestizos became the dominant population group in which social structure of the Spanish colonies?
caste (casta) system of the Spanish colonies.
What role does animal sacrifice play in maintaining relationships between followers and Orishas in Santería?
It serves as a spiritual offering that nourishes the Orishas and strengthens the bond between devotees and their deities.
In Candomblé, what is the term for the ritual possession by an Orixá, where the deity temporarily inhabits a practitioner?
Incorporação
Which historical event helped spread Voodoo throughout the Caribbean and the Americas?
The transatlantic slave trade
In colonial Brazil, Candomblé survived partly due to the practice of “pretos velhos” and other disguised African rituals that were syncretized with which Catholic festival?
All Saints’ Day
Which religious figure best symbolizes the Mestizo blending of Indigenous and Catholic beliefs in Latin America?
The Virgin of Guadalupe.
Which Catholic saint is often associated with the Orisha Changó in Santería?
Saint Barbara.
The survival of Candomblé in Brazil was partly due to enslaved Africans maintaining oral traditions. What was the term for the elders or spiritual leaders who preserved this knowledge?
Mães-de-santo or Pais-de-santo
Which famous 1791 ceremony is considered the spiritual beginning of the Haitian Revolution and central to Voodoo history?
The Bois Caïman ceremony.
Which 18th-century Haitian leader was reportedly initiated into Voodoo as a child and later used Voodoo ceremonies to unite enslaved Africans in the Haitian Revolution?
Dutty Boukman