almas dos mouros
ancestor intermediate Portuguese lore single tradition · 1
The almas dos mouros or alminhas dos mouros (souls or little souls of the mouros) was the name given to the votive aras, being alminhas the common name for the wayside shrine.
When
- First attested
- 300 BCE
- Attested period
- -300 – 1938
- Historical notes
- Belief in souls dwelling in rocks was common in pre-Roman Iberian Peninsula.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- mouras, Pedra-moura
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The almas dos mouros or alminhas dos mouros (souls or little souls of the mouros) was the name given to the votive aras, being alminhas the common name for the wayside shrine.”
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