Ngenechen, also spelled Nguenechen or Guenechen, is regarded as the most important deity in the present-day religious beliefs of the Mapuche people of Chile and Argentina. Originally one of the Ngen, a class of governing spirits in Mapuche tradition, Ngenechen came to be understood as a Supreme Being through the blending of Mapuche belief with Catholic tradition, functioning today much as God does in Abrahamic faiths.
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Attestation
Veneration TodayActively venerated in a living tradition 1 HistoricityNot a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 1 Function
Domain / Function Belief
TheologyPolytheistic: many gods 1 Sources
1. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend
Anthony S. Mercatante, revised and expanded by James R. Dow, Facts on File
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