Zangbeto Guardian Society and Masquerade
African & Afro-Diasporic Order / organization
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Zangbeto Guardian Society and Masquerade is cataloged as an Order / organization within African & Afro-Diasporic. Its candidate country context is “Benin, Togo” and its period or origin is “Precolonial–present.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Aja-Fon religious and civic institutions.”
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
- Zangbeto Guardian Society and Masquerade; Zangbeto; Zan gbeto; night guardians
- Parent tradition
- Aja-Fon religious and civic institutions
- Public geographic context
- Benin, Togo
- Period / origin
- Precolonial–present
- Living / historical status
- Living
- Access / protocol
- Community-bound / restricted
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateBenin, Togo
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.
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Stable attribution
Cite this record
Zangbeto Guardian Society and Masquerade. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0651. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0651
Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA · https://x.com/KJB_and_AYARA