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[[File:Quimbanda Initiation.jpg|400px|thumb|A Quimbanda initiation ceremony]] | |||
'''Quimbanda''' (Portuguese pronunciation: [kĩˈbɐ̃dɐ]) is an [[African diaspora religion|Afro-Brazilian religion]] practiced primarily in the urban city centers of Brazil. The religion borrowed many aspects of other traditions, especially [[Umbanda]] and [[Candomblé]]. | '''Quimbanda''' (Portuguese pronunciation: [kĩˈbɐ̃dɐ]) is an [[African diaspora religion|Afro-Brazilian religion]] practiced primarily in the urban city centers of Brazil. The religion borrowed many aspects of other traditions, especially [[Umbanda]] and [[Candomblé]]. | ||
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Quimbanda has been criticised and opposed by various groups in Brazilian society. Animal rights groups have objected to its practice of animal sacrifice. Spiritists maintain that Quimbandistas are drawing low spirits into the material realm, while Pentecostalists and other [[Christianity|Christians]] have regarded Quimbanda as being in service of [[the Devil]]. | Quimbanda has been criticised and opposed by various groups in Brazilian society. Animal rights groups have objected to its practice of animal sacrifice. Spiritists maintain that Quimbandistas are drawing low spirits into the material realm, while Pentecostalists and other [[Christianity|Christians]] have regarded Quimbanda as being in service of [[the Devil]]. | ||
==External links== | |||
* [https://www.quimbandanago.com/ Quimbanda Nagô website] | |||
[[Category:African diasporic religions]] | [[Category:African diasporic religions]] | ||