- María Lionza is the central figure in one of the most widespread new religious movements in Venezuela. The cult of María Lionza began in the 20th century as a blend of African...
- María Lionza is a folk saint and the central figure in the most widespread new religious movement in Venezuela. The cult of María Lionza is a blend of African...
- The spirits that possess the individual can range from one of the three power figures or ‘las tres potencias’. The center of the three powers is María Lionza.
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- Pagina dedicada al Espiritismo Venezolano y la cultura de Maria Lionza.
- Maria Lionza is cited in a few books. Most define her as a Venezuelan indigenous legend, a female spirit of native origin, or a "local goddess" of spirits and nature.
- Their songs are heard at night and they make a choir for the songs that the sorcerers and priests raise to heaven in honor of the goddess María Lionza.
- Imagined and represented in many different ways, María Lionza is the centre of a widespread religious cult which includes episodes of spiritual possession.
- Her origins are the subject of diverse legends: common factors are her green eyes and a giant anaconda. Maria Lionza was first venerated by Venezuela’s Indians.
- Federación Venezolana del Culto a la Reina María Lionza. Organización Autónoma dedicada a proteger, defender y enaltecer el culto a la Reina Maria Lionza.
- El culto a María Lionza se remonta al tiempo previo a la llegada de los españoles a territorio venezolano en el siglo XV.
- El agua y la montaña, como casa de divinidad y las nacientes, y la figura central de María Lionza, como Diosa Indígena, es esencial cuando hablamos del Sorte.