| 词条 | Palo (religion) |
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| name = Palo | image = | imagewidth = | alt = | caption = | abbreviation = | type = Syncretic | main_classification = Afro-Cuban | orientation = | scripture = | theology = | polity = | governance = | structure = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | fellowships = | associations = | area = | headquarters = | founder = | founded_date = Slavery era | founded_place = Cuba | separated_from = | parent = | merger = | absorbed = | separations = | merged_into = | defunct = | hospitals = | nursing_homes = | aid = | congregations = | members = | ministers = | missionaries = | temples = | primary_schools = | secondary_schools = | tax_status = | tertiary = | other_names = Las Reglas de Congo | publications = | website = | footnotes = }}Palo, also known as Las Reglas de Congo, is a religion with various denominations which developed in Cuba among Central African slaves and their descendants who originated in the Congo Basin. It is completely different from Santería and Ifa. Denominations often referred to as "branches" of Palo include Mayombe (or Mallombe), Monte, Briyumba (or Brillumba), and Kimbisa. The Spanish word palo "stick" was applied to the religion in Cuba due to the use of wooden sticks in the preparation of altars, which were also called la Nganga, el caldero, nkisi or la prenda. Priests of Palo are known as Paleros, Tatas (men), Yayas (women) or Nganguleros. Initiates are known as ngueyos or pino nuevo.[1][2][3] HistoryPalo has its roots in the Congo Basin of Central Africa, from where large numbers of Kongo slaves were brought to Cuba where the religion was derived. Its mainly a product of BaKongo religion but has been influenced by other faiths.[1] Palo's liturgical language is a mixture of the Spanish and Bantu languages, known as lengua, bozal or habla Congo.[2] Belief system and rituals{{Kongo religion sidebar}}The Palo belief system rests on two main pillars:
All natural objects, and particularly sticks, are thought to be infused with powers, often linked to the powers of spirits. This differs from the orishas of Santería and other Yoruba religions, which are associated with archetypal human beings.[2] A certain number of spirits called Kimpungulu (singular: Mpungu) inhabit the Nkisi (sacred objects; also spelled Enkisi, Inquice, or Inquise). Kimpungulu are well known in name and deed, and are often venerated as spirits with anthropomorphic qualities. They are powerful entities, but they are ranked below the Supreme Creator Zambi or Nzambi, making Palo a henotheistic religion. The main practice of Palo focuses upon the religious receptacle or altar known as "la Nganga", "el caldero", "nkisi" or "la prenda". This is a consecrated vessel which serves as a microcosm. Each Nganga is dedicated to a specific mpungu. Often, this religious vessel is also believed to be inhabited by a spirit of the dead (almost never the direct ancestor of the object's owner), also referred to as "Nfumbe", who acts as a guide for all religious activities which are performed with the Nganga. Colors, clothing, and stylized dances associated with a particular deity, a common feature of Santeria and other Yoruba religion, are not found in Palo.[2] Music in Palo practices begin with wooden percussion instruments followed by drums. Examples are the catá, guaguá, and the ngoma, or conga. The cowbell, hoe, and plow are used as metallic instruments.[3] Various divination methods are used in Palo. Chamalongos uses shells of various materials, often coconut shells. A more traditional method, Vititi Mensú, is a form of envisioning or scrying using a sanctified animal horn capped with a mirror. Denominations are further broken down into temple homes known as munansós that are headed by an experienced elder priest or priestess. There is no central authority figure in Palo. SyncretismReligious syncretism with Catholicism is prevalent within Palo due to the fact that the Kingdom of the Kongo adapted the Catholic religion and created a form of Kongo-Catholicism as early as the 15th century. Iconography and the lack thereof is a reflection of dual socio-politics beliefs that have been in opposition for centuries. In Cuba they are categorized as Palo Cristiano (Christian Palo), which uses the crucifix and images of Catholic saints as representations of the kimpungulu versus Palo Judio (Jewish Palo), where there is no Catholic imagery/iconography to be found. Although the name Palo Judio literally means "Jewish Palo" the term "Jewish" as used here does not refer to Judaism; rather it is metaphorical shorthand for "refusing to convert to Christianity", that is, in the case of Palo, "purely Congo".[2] Higher Gods
ControversyPalo has been linked to a rash of grave robbing in Venezuela. Residents report that many of the graves at Caracas' Cementerio General del Sur have been pried open to have their contents removed for use in Palo ceremonies.[11] In 1995, the US Fish and Wildlife Service arrested a Palo Mayombe high priest in Miami, Florida, who was in possession of several human skulls as well as the remains of exotic animals.[3] In Newark, New Jersey, in 2002, a Palo practitioner was found to have the remains of at least two dead bodies inside pots within the basement, along with items looted from a tomb. A Connecticut Palo Mayombe priest was arrested in 2015 for allegedly stealing bones from mausoleums in a Worcester, Massachusetts, cemetery.[4] References1. ^{{cite book|author1=Erwan Dianteill|title=Kongo in Cuba: the Transformations of an African Religion|url=https://www.cairn-int.info/article-E_ASSR_117_0004--congo-to-cuba-transformations-of-an.htm |publisher=Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Religious Phenomena|pages=59-80}} [5][6][7][8]2. ^{{cite web|title="Jewish" and "Christian" Palo in Cuba|url=http://nylatinojournal.com/home/theology/americas/jewish_and_christian_palo_in_cuba.html}} 3. ^{{cite news|last1=Pacenti|first1=John|title='Occult Cop' Walks Beat on the Dark Side|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1998/feb/15/news/mn-19301|accessdate=16 February 2018|work=Los Angeles Times|date=15 February 1998}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Judge suppresses some evidence in human bone theft case|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/judge-suppresses-some-evidence-in-human-bone-theft-case/|accessdate=16 February 2018|work=The Seattle Times|agency=Associated Press|date=16 February 2018}} 5. ^1 2 {{cite book |title=Manual del palero: prendas, fundamentos, entidades, plantas mágicas, trabajos y firmas |publisher= Publisher unknown |year=2017 |pages=8-9 }} 6. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite encyclopedia |last=Schmidt |first=Jalane |encyclopedia=Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience |title=Regla de Palo |year=2017 |edition=2 }} 7. ^1 {{cite news|title=Palo (Religion) In Venezuela, Even Death May Not Bring Peace|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/world/americas/11venez.html?hp | work=The New York Times | first=Simon | last=Romero | date=2009-12-11 | accessdate=2010-05-21}} 8. ^1 2 {{cite encyclopedia |last=West-Durán |first= Alan |editor-last=Juang |editor-first= Richard M.|encyclopedia=Africa and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History |title=Cuban Ritual Music, African Influence in |year=2008 |publisher=ABC-CLIO }} }} Further reading
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