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[[File:Maria-Lionza-Ritual.png|400px|thumb|Ritual being undertaken by followers of Maria Lionza]] | [[File:Maria-Lionza-Ritual.png|400px|thumb|Ritual being undertaken by followers of Maria Lionza]] | ||
The rites of María Lionza take place in the Sorte mountain, near the town of Chivacoa in Yaracuy state, Venezuela. The origins of the cult are uncertain, it is a syncretism of Indigenous, Catholic and [[African | The rites of María Lionza take place in the Sorte mountain, near the town of Chivacoa in Yaracuy state, Venezuela. The origins of the cult are uncertain, it is a syncretism of Indigenous, Catholic and [[African diaspora religion|African beliefs]]. | ||
Traditions of trance communication (seeking to [[channeling|channel]] the soul of dead people in a living body) may have started about 19th and 20th century in Latin America, popularized by the teachings of the 19th century Frenchman Allan Kardec. Angelina Pollok-Eltz from Andrés Bello Catholic University in Venezuela, who has worked on the subject, says that the rituals in Sorte started in the early 1920s and were brought to urban areas a decade later. | Traditions of trance communication (seeking to [[channeling|channel]] the soul of dead people in a living body) may have started about 19th and 20th century in Latin America, popularized by the teachings of the 19th century Frenchman Allan Kardec. Angelina Pollok-Eltz from Andrés Bello Catholic University in Venezuela, who has worked on the subject, says that the rituals in Sorte started in the early 1920s and were brought to urban areas a decade later. | ||