Because of the importance of culture and geography in defining the worship, there will never be a comprehensive list of orishas one should not conclude that other orishas are not. An orisha may be said to arise when a divine power to command and make things happen converges with a natural force, a deified ancestor, and an object that witnesses and supports that convergence and alignment. This religion is the product of a religious syncretism between african cults and catholic dogma in cuban colonial times. Orishas, the demigods or saintly manifestations of oludumare, and their deceased ancestors. It is by no means a complete list, and different cultures have different names and pronunciations.
Orishas delved into a realm of music and that they created a black identity to which some among the younger generations could relate. Prayers to the orishas introduction who owns your head. The group was first called amenaza, threat or menace in spanish, and appealed to the cuban youth who were hungry for african american culture consisting of hip hop and rap. This tradition originates among the yoruba people of west africa, in the area of presentday. This list includes the major orishas honored in the united states, according to scholars and practitioners. The lucumi religion was born in cuba from african and european religious systems. An orisha, therefore, is a complex multidimensional unity linking people, objects, and powers. Pueblo religioso en general y a quien pueda interesar. The mind the mind of god expands the universe as above, so it is below. Once we have a clear understanding of this law, we can use it to learn about the rest of. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. Instead were going to focus on yoruba religion from west africa, and the orishas that populate yoruba stories. African spirits enslaved in the spanish americas ajubona lucumi second priest that assists to perform an initiation albaca sp.
Ive gathered information from a variety of sources. Descargue como pdf, txt o lea en linea desde scribd. This is a list of known west african and diaspora orishas, vodun, lwa, notable spirits, and deities. May 12, 2017 instead were going to focus on yoruba religion from west africa, and the orishas that populate yoruba stories. Grupo sahelino y musulman, ubicado sobre todo en africa occidental.
List of africanyoruba orishas archive and work in progress sheloya march 26, 2014 may 20, 2014 online communities, vodun. The ritual brings the initiate into a religious or spiritual family, placing. Orishas are a cuban hip hop group from havana, cuba, founded in 1999. If your flavor of vodun african diaspora magick is more naturalistmaterialist then the african perspective of atheism will be very empowering for you. Another common initiation is the intitiation into the seven african powers elegua, obatala, oggun, chango, yemaya, oshun, and. Buscar descargas buscador pdf buscar gratis buscador libros y muchos mas libros gratis notice pdf buscar documentos. Ifa divination, comunication between gods and men in west africa.
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