Shemani
Qemant · numen · Qemant traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Shemani is one of the named qedus, the holy intermediary beings of Qemant traditional religion, listed by Frederick Gamst among the lesser angels venerated after Jakaranti, Mezgani, and Anzatatera. Like the other qedus, Shemani is honored at outdoor sacred sites, especially groves and cloth-wrapped sacred trees, where the Qemant offer prayer and animal sacrifice.
Domains
- intercession
Powers
- to carry prayers and sacrifices to the sky god Mezgana on behalf of worshippers
Relations
- subordinate to: MezganaShemani is a qedus subordinate to the supreme sky god Mezgana.Gamst, Frederick C. The Qemant: A Pagan-Hebraic Peasantry of Ethiopia. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. (secondary)
Sources
- Shemani is one of the named qedus, the angel-like holy intermediaries venerated in Qemant traditional religion.: Gamst, Frederick C. The Qemant: A Pagan-Hebraic Peasantry of Ethiopia. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. (secondary); Gamst, Frederick C. "Kemant." In Encyclopedia of World Cultures, vol. 9: Africa and the Middle East, edited by John Middleton and Amal Rassam. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1995. (secondary)