Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
An African cultural and religious practice of honoring and maintaining connections with deceased ancestors, incorporated into syncretic traditions in Haiti, Brazil, and the Southern United States.
AP course connection
Topic 1.7: 1.7 Indigenous Cosmologies and Religious Syncretism