For the list of all articles, click here. Umbanda is a spiritualist religion within the new religious movements. Originated in Brazil Umbanda was formalized as a faith in 1908 with Zélio Fernandino de Moraes, according to its codifier Umbanda can be described as the incorporation of spirits by mediums for the practice of charity. The religion is pluralistic and syncretic by nature bringing together elements of Catholicism, Spiritism , Indigenous spirituality and African spirituality. There is no definite book determining the elements of the faith and each temple differs on the way the religion is practised. History There is no consensus on the origin of Umbanda and there is an ongoing effort to reinterpret the religion The foundational myth that unites most practitioners is that 17 years old infirm boy, Fernandino de Moraes (1891-1975), was taken to a Spiritist centre with the hope of being cured. During the meeting Zélio channelled the spirits of an Indigenous, the Caboclo das S...
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