Mwari shrine religion of the Matobo Hills
African & Afro-Diasporic Religious tradition
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Mwari shrine religion of the Matobo Hills is cataloged as a Religious tradition within African & Afro-Diasporic. Its candidate country context is “Zimbabwe” and its period or origin is “Precolonial to present.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Shona and Kalanga religious traditions.”
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
- Mwari; Mwali; Mlimo; Matobo shrine tradition
- Parent tradition
- Shona and Kalanga religious traditions
- Public geographic context
- Zimbabwe
- Period / origin
- Precolonial to present
- Living / historical status
- Living sacred-landscape tradition
- Access / protocol
- Community-bound / restricted
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateZimbabwe
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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Related Atlas entries
Stable attribution
Cite this record
Mwari shrine religion of the Matobo Hills. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0932. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0932
Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA · https://x.com/KJB_and_AYARA