@prefix iroko: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix owl: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix skos: . @prefix xsd: . iroko:hasManifestationMode a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:label "has manifestation mode"@en ; rdfs:comment "Associates a ManifestationEvent or assertion node with a ManifestationMode concept from iroko:ManifestationModeScheme. Multiple modes may be asserted for a single event."@en ; rdfs:domain iroko:ManifestationEvent ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:range iroko:ManifestationMode ; iroko:minimumAccessLevel iroko:access-public-unrestricted . iroko:hasMediumType a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:label "has medium type"@en ; rdfs:comment "Associates a Medium with a MediumType concept from iroko:MediumTypeScheme."@en ; rdfs:domain iroko:Medium ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:range iroko:MediumType ; iroko:minimumAccessLevel iroko:access-public-unrestricted . iroko:manifestsThroughMedium a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:label "manifests through medium"@en ; rdfs:comment "Associates a ManifestationEvent with a Medium through which manifestation is asserted to occur. The identity of the medium (e.g., a specific person) may carry its own access level if the medium is a community member."@en ; rdfs:domain iroko:ManifestationEvent ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:range iroko:Medium ; iroko:minimumAccessLevel iroko:access-community-only . iroko:medium-instrument a iroko:MediumType ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; skos:definition "A musical, divinatory, or ritual instrument serves as the medium — a consecrated bàtá drum, divining chain, or bell."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:MediumTypeScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Instrument"@en . iroko:medium-object a iroko:MediumType ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; skos:definition "A material object serves as the medium — a consecrated vessel, nganga, otán, or ritual artifact."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:MediumTypeScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Object"@en . iroko:medium-person a iroko:MediumType ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; skos:definition "A human person serves as the medium, as in possession or mounted manifestation."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:MediumTypeScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Person"@en . iroko:medium-place a iroko:MediumType ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; skos:definition "A place, site, crossroads, or territory serves as the medium."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:MediumTypeScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Place"@en . iroko:medium-text a iroko:MediumType ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; skos:definition "A text, inscription, vèvè, firma, or graphic document serves as the medium."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:MediumTypeScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Text"@en . iroko:medium-unknown a iroko:MediumType ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; skos:definition "Medium type not recorded or not known."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:MediumTypeScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Unknown"@en . iroko:mode-auditory a iroko:ManifestationMode ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; skos:definition "Manifestation asserted to occur through sound, voice, drumming, or hearing — including traditions where specific rhythms summon or identify a spirit."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:ManifestationModeScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Auditory"@en . iroko:mode-divination a iroko:ManifestationMode ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; skos:definition "Manifestation asserted to occur through divination, oracle, or the interpretive reading of divinatory instruments."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:ManifestationModeScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Divination"@en . iroko:mode-dream a iroko:ManifestationMode ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; skos:definition "Manifestation asserted to occur through dreams, dream visitation, or hypnagogic contact."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:ManifestationModeScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Dream"@en . iroko:mode-embodied a iroko:ManifestationMode ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; skos:definition "Manifestation asserted to occur in a physically embodied form distinct from possession — the agent is present as a body, not occupying another's."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:ManifestationModeScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Embodied"@en . iroko:mode-possession a iroko:ManifestationMode ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; skos:definition "Manifestation asserted to occur through mounting or possession of a medium person. The agent speaks and acts through the medium during the event."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:ManifestationModeScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Possession"@en ; skos:scopeNote "Distinguish from embodied: possession involves a medium person who is temporarily occupied; embodied involves a distinct physical presence."@en . iroko:mode-symbolic a iroko:ManifestationMode ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; skos:definition "Manifestation asserted to occur through symbols, signs, graphic marks, or indirect representation. Vèvè, firmas, and anaforuana are common vehicles."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:ManifestationModeScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Symbolic"@en . iroko:mode-territorial a iroko:ManifestationMode ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; skos:definition "Manifestation asserted to be bound to or expressed through a place, crossroads, body of water, forest, or territory."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:ManifestationModeScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Territorial"@en . iroko:mode-unknown a iroko:ManifestationMode ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; skos:definition "Manifestation mode not recorded or not known."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:ManifestationModeScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Unknown"@en . iroko:Medium a owl:Class ; rdfs:label "Medium"@en ; rdfs:subClassOf iroko:SacredEntity ; rdfs:comment "A medium through which manifestation is asserted to occur — a person, object, place, text, or instrument. A Medium is the vehicle, not the agent; the sacred agent is modeled in iroko-nkisi or iroko-agency. One ManifestationEvent may involve multiple media."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . iroko:MediumTypeScheme a skos:ConceptScheme ; rdfs:label "Medium Types"@en ; dcterms:description "Controlled terms for the kind of medium through which manifestation is asserted to occur."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; skos:hasTopConcept iroko:medium-instrument, iroko:medium-object, iroko:medium-person, iroko:medium-place, iroko:medium-text, iroko:medium-unknown . iroko:MediumType a owl:Class ; rdfs:label "Medium Type"@en ; rdfs:comment "A SKOS concept categorizing the kind of medium involved in a manifestation assertion: person, object, place, text, instrument, or unknown."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:subClassOf skos:Concept . iroko:ManifestationModeScheme a skos:ConceptScheme ; rdfs:label "Manifestation Modes"@en ; dcterms:description "Controlled terms for how sacred agents are asserted to manifest. Tradition-reported descriptive categories. Multiple modes may apply to a single event."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; skos:hasTopConcept iroko:mode-auditory, iroko:mode-divination, iroko:mode-dream, iroko:mode-embodied, iroko:mode-possession, iroko:mode-symbolic, iroko:mode-territorial, iroko:mode-unknown . iroko:ManifestationMode a owl:Class ; rdfs:label "Manifestation Mode"@en ; rdfs:comment "A SKOS concept describing how a sacred agent is asserted to manifest. Modes include embodied, possession, dream, divination, symbolic, territorial, auditory, and unknown. These categories are descriptive and tradition-reported; they record what a community asserts, not what an archive adjudicates. A single ManifestationEvent may reference multiple modes. Modes may vary by temporal regime — use iroko:TemporalVariation to document seasonal or initiatory shifts."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:subClassOf skos:Concept . a owl:Ontology ; rdfs:label "Iroko Framework: Manifestation Module (Sacred Agent Manifestation Modes & Media)"@en ; dcterms:created "2026-02-22"^^xsd:date ; dcterms:creator "Iroko Historical Society" ; dcterms:description "Governance Layer module. Vocabulary for modeling how sacred agents are asserted to manifest — through embodied presence, possession, dream, divination, symbolic representation, territorial claim, or auditory sign. Plugs into iroko:ManifestationEvent and supports iroko:TemporalVariation where manifestation modes shift by ritual calendar or initiation cycle. These are descriptive, not metaphysical — they record what a tradition asserts in its own terms. Composes with iroko-narrative for temporal regime documentation and iroko-authority for assertion authorization."@en ; dcterms:isPartOf ; dcterms:license ; dcterms:modified "2026-03-07"^^xsd:date ; dcterms:references , ; dcterms:title "Iroko Framework: Manifestation Module"@en ; rdfs:seeAlso ; owl:imports ; owl:versionIRI ; owl:versionInfo "1.3.0" .