Kengue

Kengue (derived from the Kongo word Kanga, meaning 'to bind'),[1] also known as Tiembla Tierra ('Earth Shaker' in Spanish) in Latin America, is one of the most important of all Nkisi.[2] Kengue is the Sky Father and the primordial creator of all life.[3] Kengue is syncretized with Jesus of Nazareth and Our Lady of Mercy.

References

  1. ↑ "Palo, II.2.2-II.2.7". http://texts.00.gs/Palo_Mayombe,_II.2.2-II.2.7.htm''. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Secretos de Palo". http://librinsula.bnjm.cu/1-205/2005/abril/69/documentos/documento253.htm''. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Tiembla Tierra se le conoce tambien como Ma Kengue". http://www.academia.edu/6441085/Tiembla_Tierra_se_le_conoce_tambien_como_Ma_Kengue''. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
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