Pocomania
/ˌpəʊkə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə
/noun [mass noun]
A Jamaican folk religion combining revivalism with ancestor worship and spirit possession.Kumina is the musical component of the Spiritist religion Pocomania....
- Consequently, Jamaican Christians and Afro-centric religions (Myalism, Pocomania, Shango) bury their dead after performing special rites or a formal church service.
Origin
1930s: probably a Hispanicized form of a local word, the second element being interpreted as -mania.