CASA PAI ROGERIOCarapicuíba/SPTraditions: Umbanda, Candomblé, Quimbanda and other traditions
Differences and points of contact between Umbanda, Candomblé, Quimbanda, Tambor de Mina and other traditions.
Umbanda and Candomblé
Documented historyCandomblé is an Afro-Brazilian religion organized into nations (Ketu, Jeje, Angola and others), centered on the worship of Orixás, voduns and inquices. Umbanda has its own structure, with a strong presence of spiritual guides.
Teaching of a house or traditionMany Umbanda terreiros worship Orixás, but the form and organization vary by house.
Quimbanda
Documented historyThe name comes from the Kimbundu kimbanda, "healer" or "one who communicates with the beyond", according to the source consulted. The classification is debated: sometimes as an autonomous religion, sometimes as a line of spiritual work connected with Exus and Pombagiras.
Other traditions
Documented historyThe Jeje-Fon vodum, from West Africa, is related to Candomblé Jeje and Maranhão's Tambor de Mina, according to the source consulted.
Comparing without erasing the differences
Teaching of a house or traditionIn the external syllabus read, origins, other religions and Umbanda traditions appear in separate blocks. That is useful as organization: a historical relationship does not make two religions identical, and one tradition's practice does not automatically describe all the others.
Belief / interpretationAlways compare the question and the context. When a text uses Orixá, guide, nation or line, look for that source's definition. Avoid carrying a classification from one religion to another just because the names seem close.