Ov aHerero and Ovahimba okuruwo holy-fire traditions
African & Afro-Diasporic Religious tradition
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Ov aHerero and Ovahimba okuruwo holy-fire traditions is cataloged as a Religious tradition within African & Afro-Diasporic. Its candidate country context is “Angola, Namibia” and its period or origin is “Historically documented; living.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Herero and Himba ancestral 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
- Okuruwo; holy fire; sacred fire of the Ovaherero and Ovahimba
- Parent tradition
- Herero and Himba ancestral religion
- Public geographic context
- Angola, Namibia
- Period / origin
- Historically documented; living
- Living / historical status
- Living family and community traditions
- Access / protocol
- Community-bound / restricted
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateAngola, Namibia
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
Ov aHerero and Ovahimba okuruwo holy-fire traditions. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 1416. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/1416
Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA · https://x.com/KJB_and_AYARA