Batuque (religion)

Batuque is an Afro-Brazilian religion, practiced mainly in Brazil. The Batuque pantheon includes spirits rather than gods, who are mostly thought to come in two types: Orixás and encantados or guias (anthropomorphic spirits who "inhabit the tangible world" and mostly come from Brazil, although there are foreigners in their rank), like Candomblé religion, present in Bahia state in Brazil, mediumship and spirit possession are integral to Batuque worship.

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