Nyabinghi tabernacle

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The Nyabinghi tabernacle is a sacred Rastafarian gathering place used for drumming, chanting, and communal worship within the Nyabinghi tradition.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Nyabinghi tabernacle canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Rastafarian religious building ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ
sacred space ⓘ
associatedWith Nyabinghi mansions of Rastafari ⓘ
Rastafarian drummers ⓘ
Rastafarian elders ⓘ
culturalContext African diaspora religious traditions ⓘ
Jamaican Rastafari movement ⓘ
linked to: Rastafari movement
function maintaining Rastafarian communal identity ⓘ
space for collective decision-making ⓘ
space for ritual purification ⓘ
transmission of Rastafarian teachings ⓘ
hasActivity call-and-response chanting ⓘ
collective prayer ⓘ
night-long drumming sessions ⓘ
reading of biblical passages ⓘ
reasoning about scripture and liberation ⓘ
ritual lighting of fire ⓘ
material often constructed from wood and simple materials ⓘ
musicStyle Nyabinghi drumming patterns ⓘ
chanting of psalms and hymns ⓘ
orientation sometimes oriented with symbolic directions toward Africa or Ethiopia ⓘ
religion Rastafari ⓘ
linked to: Rastafari movement
spatialContext may be part of a larger Rastafarian camp ⓘ
often located in rural or semi-rural camps ⓘ
symbolizes African spiritual continuity ⓘ
community unity ⓘ
resistance to oppression ⓘ
timeOfUse Rastafarian holy days such as Coronation Day ⓘ
Rastafarian holy days such as Earthstrong celebrations ⓘ
Rastafarian holy days such as Grounation Day ⓘ
tradition Nyabinghi order ⓘ
typicalFeature altar or focal area for the Ark or Bible ⓘ
central open space for drumming ⓘ
decorations in red gold and green ⓘ
images or symbols of Haile Selassie I ⓘ
separate areas for men and women in some communities ⓘ
usedFor Nyabinghi chanting ⓘ
Nyabinghi drumming ⓘ
Rastafarian religious ceremonies ⓘ
celebration of Rastafarian holy days ⓘ
communal worship ⓘ
community meetings ⓘ
reasoning sessions ⓘ
ritual gatherings ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nyabinghi order → meetsAt → Nyabinghi tabernacle ⓘ