Sanamahism

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Sanamahism is an indigenous animistic and ancestor-worshipping religion of the Meitei people of Manipur, centered on the worship of the deity Sanamahi and a pantheon of nature and household spirits.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Sanamahism canonical 27
Sanamahi religion 2
Meitei mythology 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Meitei religion ⓘ
ancestor worship ⓘ
animistic religion ⓘ
ethnic religion ⓘ
indigenous religion ⓘ
associatedEthnicity Meitei ⓘ
linked to: Meitei people
associatedLanguage Meitei language ⓘ
category Indigenous religions of India ⓘ
Religion in Manipur ⓘ
centralDeity Sanamahi ⓘ
coreBelief animistic view of nature ⓘ
sacredness of forests and groves ⓘ
veneration of household deity Sanamahi ⓘ
worship of ancestors ⓘ
cosmologyFeature deities associated with natural elements ⓘ
spirits inhabiting forests and water bodies ⓘ
ethicalFocus protection of sacred groves ⓘ
respect for elders and ancestors ⓘ
hasClergyType maiba ⓘ
maibi ⓘ
hasDeity Leimarel Sidabi ⓘ
Pakhangba ⓘ
Sanamahi ⓘ
Umang Lai ⓘ
hasDeityType ancestor spirits ⓘ
household deities ⓘ
nature spirits ⓘ
hasFestival Cheiraoba ⓘ
Lai Haraoba ⓘ
Sanamahi Ahong Khong Chingba ⓘ
hasRitual ancestor veneration rites ⓘ
household worship of Sanamahi ⓘ
seasonal agricultural rituals ⓘ
historicalStatus pre-Hindu religion of the Meitei ⓘ
opposedBy Hinduization of Meitei society ⓘ
practicedIn Manipur ⓘ
Northeast India ⓘ
relatedTo Meitei mythology ⓘ
Umang Lai cult ⓘ
religionOf Meitei people ⓘ
religiousTextType oral tradition ⓘ
revivalMovement 20th century Sanamahi revival ⓘ
sacredSpace Sanamahi Kachin ⓘ
Umang Lai sacred groves ⓘ
symbol Sanamahi emblem ⓘ
linked to: Sanamahi
traditionalRegion Imphal Valley ⓘ
worldview harmonious relationship between humans, ancestors and nature ⓘ
worshipPlace community shrine ⓘ
household shrine ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (34)

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

Manipur → religion → Sanamahism ⓘ
Meitei people → religion → Sanamahism ⓘ
Meitei people → mythology → Meitei mythology ⓘ
linked to: Sanamahism
Imphal → religion → Sanamahism ⓘ
Manipuri → associatedReligion → Sanamahism ⓘ
Sajibu Nongma Panba → relatedTo → Sanamahi religion ⓘ
linked to: Sanamahism
Imphal Valley → religionMinority → Sanamahism ⓘ
Thang-Ta → associatedWith → Sanamahism ⓘ
Pena → associatedWith → Sanamahism ⓘ
Khamba Thoibi legend → associatedWithReligion → Meitei religion ⓘ
linked to: Sanamahism
Sanamahi → religion → Sanamahism ⓘ
Leimarel Sidabi → religion → Sanamahism ⓘ
Pakhangba → religion → Sanamahism ⓘ
Pakhangba → partOf → Meitei pantheon ⓘ
linked to: Sanamahism
Lai Haraoba → religion → Sanamahism ⓘ
Yaoshang → hasReligiousContext → Sanamahism ⓘ
Kingdom of Manipur → religion → Sanamahism ⓘ
Bathouism → relatedReligion → Sanamahism ⓘ
Umang Lai → religion → Sanamahism ⓘ
Umang Lai → partOf → Sanamahism cosmology ⓘ
linked to: Sanamahism
Sanamahi Ahong Khong Chingba → religion → Sanamahi faith ⓘ
linked to: Sanamahism
Sanamahi Ahong Khong Chingba → associatedWith → Sanamahi religion ⓘ
linked to: Sanamahism
Umang Lai cult → influencedBy → Sanamahism ⓘ
Imphal district → primaryReligion → Sanamahism ⓘ