Espiritismo allan kardec prayers

Term used in Latin America and the Caribbean

This article is about the Latin-American syncretic religion.

Espiritismo allan kardec prayers

For the doctrine codified by Allan Kardec, see Kardecist spiritism.

Espiritismo (Portuguese and Spanish for "Spiritism") is a term used in Latin America and the Caribbean to refer to the popular belief that evolved and less evolved spirits can affect health, luck and other aspects of human life.^[1]

History

The phenomenon and broad range of beliefs defined as "Espiritismo" originated with the ideas of Spiritism defined by Allan Kardec.

His Spiritism would become popular in Latin America and influence existing religions as well as forming Africanized traditions of Espiritismo itself. It would become especially prominent in Brazil, Cuba, and Puerto Rico.^[2] Scientific White Table Espiritismo would develop from a loose understanding of Kardec's philosophy.

During the Ten Years' War in Cuba much of the population was in panic and griev