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Crossroads (folklore)

In folklore, crossroads may represent a location "between the worlds" and, as such, a site where supernatural spirits can be contacted and paranormal events can take place. Symbolically, it can mean a locality where two realms touch and therefore represents liminality, a place literally "neither here nor there", "betwixt and between".

African and African diasporic religions, Ancient religions & Medieval folklore

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African and African diasporic religions

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Ancient religions

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Medieval folklore

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Ancient religions

Medieval folklore

African and African diasporic religions

Brazilian mythology

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Crossroads (folklore)

Nodes65
Edges64
Triples11
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030769
Components1

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
selling your soul to the devil at the crossroads in order to acquire facility at various manualinstance ofthere has been a practice that is believed to be hoodoo in origin0.80text
body skillsinstance ofthere has been a practice that is believed to be hoodoo in origin0.80text
such as playing a musical instrumentinstance ofthere has been a practice that is believed to be hoodoo in origin0.80text
throwing diceinstance ofthere has been a practice that is believed to be hoodoo in origin0.80text
or dancinginstance ofthere has been a practice that is believed to be hoodoo in origin0.80text
Exusinstance ofentities0.80text
where to place offerings to the Orishasinstance ofentities0.80text
Luciferinstance ofalthough in Brazilian Quimbanda it is not uncommon to see Exu closely associated with demonic entities0.80text
clad in Mephistophelean attireinstance ofalthough in Brazilian Quimbanda it is not uncommon to see Exu closely associated with demonic entities0.80text
bearing a tridentinstance ofalthough in Brazilian Quimbanda it is not uncommon to see Exu closely associated with demonic entities0.80text
rivers or mountainsHecateinstance ofBoundaries that follow geographic features0.80text

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