The Yoruba believe The Yoruba believe that a baby may come with pre-destined names. For instance, twins are believed to have natural-birth names. Thus the first to be born of the two is called
The Handbook of Yoruba Religious Concepts in my opinion, this is the BEST book i've read on the tradition hands down. not to say that there aren't other books out there that are good
Finding Soul on the Path of Orisa: A West African Spiritual Tradition Orisa is the indigenous earth-centered religion of the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria. Its central tenet is for peo
Priestess of Osun - My Nigerian Initiation The journey of an African-American woman to Osogbo, Nigeria to be initiated into the traditional religion of the Yoruba of West Africa. Initiated to Osun
Rumba en la Habana Con Yoruba Andabo The performance by this group is breathtaking. The performers not only capture the dances of the Orisha, but also include a performance to the Egun,
Twins in Yoruba society and Yoruba towns The Yoruba present the highest dizygotic twinning rate in the world (4.4 % of all maternities). Twins are very important for the Yoruba and they are ofte
Animal sacrifice and other offerings are part and parcel of Yoruba worship Animal sacrifice and other offerings are part and parcel of Yoruba worship. To our Western minds, the nonanimal offerings of
...d dances are also a defining aspect of this religion. Much of the ritual revolves around the belief in the orishas . In some ways, these resemble the angels of our Judeo-Christian-Islamic culture, but ...
except OF YORUBA are thirteen in number. There is to be no: 1. no practice of wickedness. 2. no stealing. 3. no selfishness. 4. no covenant breaking or falsehood. 5. no hypocrisy. 6. no act of a
The African Yoruba Religion The Yoruba s also believe that when Earth was very young, sixteen heavenly prophets, called The Ancients or The Elders, were sent here by the Heavenly Council. Thei
The Yoruba -speaking people The Yoruba -speaking people of south-western Nigeria are heirs both to an ancient and cultured civilization, and a tragic history. Yoruba culture is known for its artistic t
Orishas in Yoruba Medicine The Yoruba religion has a multitude of deities, the major of which are called Orisha. Osain is one of the most important Orishas . Osain rules over all wild herbs, and he is
Basic Philosophies According to A D Buckley, Yoruba medicine is similar to European medicine in that its main thrust is to kill or expel from the body tiny, invisible "germs" or insects (kok
Writing system In the 17th century Yoruba was written in the Ajami script[10]. Modern Yoruba orthography originated in the early work of CMS missionaries working among the Aku in Freetown, nota
Dialects The Yoruba dialect continuum itself consists of various dialects. The various Yoruba dialects in the Yoruba land of Nigeria can be classified into three major dialect areas: Northwest,
Yoruba Popular music Yoruba music has become the most important component of modern Nigerian popular music. Yoruba music is not influenced by foreign music but evolved and adapted itself through conta
Folk music Ensembles using the dundun play a type of music that is also called dundun. These ensembles consist of various sizes of tension drums along with special band drums (ogido). The leader of a
Traditional Yoruba Religion Yoruba religion and mythology is a major influence in West Africa, chiefly in Nigeria, and it has given origin to several New World religions such as Santería in
General history Ife bronze casting of a king dated around the 12th Century The African peoples who lived in the lower western Niger area, at least by the 4th century BC, were not initially
