Home›Other Pantheons›Afro-Caribbean and Latin American Folk PantheonsGroupAfro-Caribbean and Latin American Folk PantheonsFolk religions of the Americas that blend African, Indigenous and European elements: the Kumina of Jamaica, the Winti of Suriname and the Mexican folk pantheon of saints and spirits. A pantheon belongs here when its cited article describes a creolised folk system with named gods or spirits in the Caribbean or Latin America. It excludes the pantheons of Africa itself and the formally organised Afro-Caribbean religions that have their own subcategory.Browse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Browse ByAll Afro-Caribbean and Latin American Folk PantheonsAfro-Caribbean and Latin American Folk Pantheons0 entriesAfro-Caribbean and Latin American Folk PantheonsFilter Results2 entriesDivine SuccessionAllOne divine generation; no succession between generations is recorded (2)Pantheon MembershipAllEvery place, clan and lineage adds its own (2)Mortal EntryAllAncestors and founders become objects of cult (2)Divine HeadshipAllA supreme creator who withdrew from active rule and receives little direct cult (1)No sovereign; the gods act as peers (1)Creator RelationAllThe creator withdrew after making the world and is seldom addressed in cult (1)Era Attested Start YearAll1840 (1)Veneration StatusAllActively venerated in a living tradition (2)Pantheon StructureAllA supreme creator above a working order of intermediary powers (2)Pantheon KindAllAfro-Caribbean and Latin American Folk Pantheons (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2KuminaOther Pantheons2 linksWintiOther Pantheons2 linksSourcesKumina (Wikipedia)Has Member: Kumina, Introduction, sentences 1-2Quote, Has Member: Kumina, Introduction, sentences 1-2Kumina is a religion that developed in Jamaica during the 19th century. It draws in large part on elements from Kongo religion that had been introduced to the island.View the SourceWinti (Wikipedia)Has Member: Winti, Introduction, sentences 1-2Quote, Has Member: Winti, Introduction, sentences 1-2Winti is an Afro-Surinamese traditional religion that originated in Suriname. It is a syncretization of the different African religious beliefs and practices brought in mainly by enslaved Akan, Fon and Kongo people during the Dutch slave trade.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.