Santería

Target entity: Santería
Context triple: [Afro-Caribbean people, religion, Santería]

• A. Afro-Caribbean religions
  Afro-Caribbean religions are a diverse group of syncretic spiritual traditions in the Caribbean that blend West and Central African beliefs with Christianity and Indigenous influences.
• B. Shango
  Shango is a major Yoruba orisha revered as the powerful god of thunder, lightning, and justice, often associated with kingship and drumming.
• C. Puerto Rican Espiritismo
  Puerto Rican Espiritismo is a syncretic Afro-Caribbean spiritual tradition that blends Indigenous, African, and Catholic beliefs and practices centered on communication with spirits and healing.
• D. Ifa
  Ifa is a Yoruba divination and spiritual system centered on a complex corpus of sacred texts and the guidance of the deity Orunmila.
• E. Caodaism
  Caodaism is a syncretic Vietnamese religion founded in the 1920s that blends elements of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Christianity, and local spiritual traditions under a monotheistic framework.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Santería
Target entity description: Santería is a syncretic Afro-Caribbean religion that blends Yoruba spiritual traditions with elements of Roman Catholicism and indigenous beliefs, centered on the worship of orishas through rituals, divination, and offerings.

• A. Afro-Caribbean religions
  Afro-Caribbean religions are a diverse group of syncretic spiritual traditions in the Caribbean that blend West and Central African beliefs with Christianity and Indigenous influences.
• B. Shango
  Shango is a major Yoruba orisha revered as the powerful god of thunder, lightning, and justice, often associated with kingship and drumming.
• C. Puerto Rican Espiritismo
  Puerto Rican Espiritismo is a syncretic Afro-Caribbean spiritual tradition that blends Indigenous, African, and Catholic beliefs and practices centered on communication with spirits and healing.
• D. Ifa
  Ifa is a Yoruba divination and spiritual system centered on a complex corpus of sacred texts and the guidance of the deity Orunmila.
• E. Caodaism
  Caodaism is a syncretic Vietnamese religion founded in the 1920s that blends elements of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Christianity, and local spiritual traditions under a monotheistic framework.
• F. None of above. chosen