Ngenechen
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Ngenechen (also known as Ngunechen, Nguenechen, Guenechen, Guinechen) is one of the most important Ngen spirits within traditional mapuche religion; and is the most important deity in the present beliefs of the Mapuche people.
Ngenechen originally was only the Ngen spirit "governor of the Mapuche people" and not creator god; but product of syncretism with the Catholicism, now also is the "Supreme Being" in Mapuche Religious, and synonym for God of Abrahamic religions.
[edit] References
- Leslie Ray. Language of the land: the Mapuche in Argentina and Chile. Volumen 119 de IWGIA document. International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. IWGIA, 2007. ISBN 8791563372, 9788791563379
- Oscar Paillacan Ramirez, (Junio, 1999), Religión y Mitología Mapuche Ngenechen, centro de documentación mapuche. (Spanish)
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