Polytheism
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Polytheism is the belief or worship in multiple deities usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own religions and rituals. Polytheist.
A Jumbee, jumbie or mendo is a type of mythological spirit or demon in the folklore of some Caribbean countries. Jumbee is the generic name given to all malevolent entities; however, there are numerous kinds of jumbees, that reflect the Caribbean’s complex history and ethnic makeup, drawing on African, Amerindian, East Indian, Dutch, English, and even Chinese mythology. People in English-speaking Caribbean states that were colonized by the British commonly believe in this creature. The belief is also held by practitioners of Obeah, a form of mystical wizardry that encompasses traditional African beliefs and Western European, primarily Anglican, images and beliefs concerning the dead. Various islands – including Antigua and Barbuda in the east, The Bahamas in the north, Guyana and as far south as Trinidad – have had a long held tradition of folklore that includes the jumbee. Different cultures have different concepts of jumbees, but the general idea is that people who have been evil are destined to become instruments of evil (jumbee) in death. Unlike the ghost folklore which represents a wispy fog-like creature, the jumbee casts a dark shadowy figure.
The people of the Congo spoke of what they believed to be Vumbi - ancestral ghost - which makes one wonder if there is any correlation between the words Jumbi and Vumbi.
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This is interesting
Jumbee, Vumbi and Zombie are the same things, names have only changed to adapt to different languages but the concept and creature is the same.
Where you see sameness i see difference
The zombies of Haiti are not the same with the ones of Jamaica are not the same with the ones of the Caribbeans even if all of them are zombies
The words have the same origin. They all come from Central African mythologies.
I am not thinking about the words but the zombies themselves
You like arguing with me isn't it ? (:
Anyway what i mean is that like you'd say : all flowers are the same but no they are not despite all being named with the word ` Flowers ` because there are roses , tulips , sunflowers etc.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Whenever we talk
I argue with you
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