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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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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| selling your soul to the devil at the crossroads in order to acquire facility at various manual | instance of | there has been a practice that is believed to be hoodoo in origin | 0.80 | text |
| body skills | instance of | there has been a practice that is believed to be hoodoo in origin | 0.80 | text |
| such as playing a musical instrument | instance of | there has been a practice that is believed to be hoodoo in origin | 0.80 | text |
| throwing dice | instance of | there has been a practice that is believed to be hoodoo in origin | 0.80 | text |
| or dancing | instance of | there has been a practice that is believed to be hoodoo in origin | 0.80 | text |
| Exus | instance of | entities | 0.80 | text |
| where to place offerings to the Orishas | instance of | entities | 0.80 | text |
| Lucifer | instance of | although in Brazilian Quimbanda it is not uncommon to see Exu closely associated with demonic entities | 0.80 | text |
| clad in Mephistophelean attire | instance of | although in Brazilian Quimbanda it is not uncommon to see Exu closely associated with demonic entities | 0.80 | text |
| bearing a trident | instance of | although in Brazilian Quimbanda it is not uncommon to see Exu closely associated with demonic entities | 0.80 | text |
| rivers or mountainsHecate | instance of | Boundaries that follow geographic features | 0.80 | text |
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