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zemi
A zemi or cemi is a deity or ancestral spirit, and a sculptural object that houses the spirit, among the Taíno.〔Bercht et al, 23〕 They were also created by neighboring tribes in the Caribbean and northern South America.〔Bercht et al, 24〕
== Theology ==
Taíno religion, as recorded by late 15th and 16th century Spaniards, centered on a supreme creator god and a fertility goddess. The creator god is Yúcahu Maórocoti and he governs the growth of the staple food, the cassava. The goddess is Attabeira, who governs water, rivers, and seas. Lesser deities govern natural forces and are also zemis.〔Bercht et al, 23〕 Boinayel, the Rain Giver, is one such zemi, whose magical tears become rainfall.〔
Spirits of ancestors, also zemis, were highly honored, particularly those of caciques or chiefs. Bones or skulls might be incorporated into sculptural zemis or reliquary urns. Ancestral remains would be housed in shrines and given offerings, such as food.〔
Zemis could be consulted by medicine people for advice and healing.〔Corbett, Bob. (Arawak/Taino Related Myths. ) ''Cuba Heritage.'' (retrieved 19 Sept 2009)〕 During these consultation ceremonies, images of the zemi could be painted or tattooed on the body of a priest, who was known as a ''Bohuti'' or ''Buhuithu''.〔Joyce, 195〕 The reliquary zemis would help their own descendants in particular.〔Joyce, 193〕
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