Egúngún ancestral masquerade tradition
African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Egúngún ancestral masquerade tradition is cataloged as a Rite / ceremony within African & Afro-Diasporic. Its candidate country context is “Benin, Nigeria” and its period or origin is “Precolonial origins; living.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Yorùbá religion.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Yoruba Egungun Ancestor Masquerade; Egungun; Egúngún
- Parent tradition
- Yorùbá religion
- Public geographic context
- Benin, Nigeria
- Period / origin
- Precolonial origins; living
- Living / historical status
- Living and community-governed
- Access / protocol
- Community-bound / restricted
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateBenin, Nigeria
This record also has global, transnational, diaspora, textual or doctrinal context and is not reduced to one country.
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
Where to read more
A citation identifies a source to consult; it does not establish every claim in this record.
Related Atlas entries
Stable attribution
Cite this record
Egúngún ancestral masquerade tradition. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0150. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0150
Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA · https://x.com/KJB_and_AYARA