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African Caribbean religion
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Montamentu is an African Caribbean ecstatic religion found in Curaçao. Precursors or earlier forms may be seen in ancestor veneration in the 18th century and a 1788 court case in which religionists were condemned by the colonial court for practicing the religion as an act of "lying to the bystanders". In the 1950s a new wave came about, introduced by migrants from the Dominican Republic. As with most African diaspora religions from the colonial and slavery era, Montamentu is a syncretic religion. Roman Catholic, African and Native American, as well as some Asian deities are revered.

Montamentu is accompanied by music. In some cases by tambú drumming, although this is a misnomer. Tambú, proper, is the drum, rhythms, music event, dancing and singing combined in a festive, non-religious setting. Also: in some ceremonies the music is provided by musical records from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti or Venezuela. Sometimes there is chanting without drums.

Notes

  1. ^ de Jong, Nanette (2012). Tambú: Curaçao's African-Caribbean Ritual and the Politics of Memory. Indiana University Press. pp. 17, 24. ISBN 978-0253356543.
  2. ^ Soboslai, John (2012). "Curaçao". In Juergensmeyer, Mark; Roof, Wade Clark (eds.). Encyclopedia of Global Religion. SAGE Publications, Inc. doi:10.4135/9781412997898. ISBN 9780761927297.
  3. Jordaan, H. (2013). Slavernij en vrijheid op Curaçao: De dynamiek van een achttiende-eeuws Atlantisch handelsknooppunt. Zutphen: Walburg Pers: 187
  4. Rutten, A. M. G. (2003). Magische kruiden in de Antilliaanse folklore: Etnofarmacologie van het Caribisch gebied. Rotterdam: Erasmus: 91-93.
  5. Bernadina, F. M. (1981). Montamentoe: een beschrijvende en analyserende studie van een Afro-Amerikaanse godsdienst op Curaçao: 22
  6. "Culture of Netherlands Antilles". EveryCulture.com. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  7. Bernadina, F. M. (1981). Montamentoe: een beschrijvende en analyserende studie van een Afro-Amerikaanse godsdienst op Curaçao: 21
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