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Babalawo

Babalawo or babaláwo in West Africa (babalao in Caribbean and South American Spanish and babalaô in Brazilian Portuguese), literally means "father of secrets" (or “father of mysteries”) in the Yoruba language. It is a spiritual title that denotes a high priest of the Ifá oracle. Ifá is a divination system that represents the teachings of the òrìṣà…

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Functions in society

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Functions in society

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Babalawo

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Triples82
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related to External links · 14
Babalawo → Aa, Abdullahi, Africa, African Journal, African-Indigenous-Healers-and-Counseling-A-Case-study-of-Babalawo, Alternative Medicines, Challenges, Complementary, July, PMC, PMID, Traditional, Traditional Medicine, Trends
related to In popular culture · 14
Babalawo → American, Calle Luna, Calle Sol, Crime, Derry, Héctor Lavoe, In, It, Puerto Rico, Rich, Stephen King, Tu, Welcome, Willie Colón
related to Gender and the Priesthood · 13
Babalawo → Although, As, However, Ifá, In, Odu, The, The Orisha Odu, This, United States, West Africa, While, Yoruba
has impact · 11
Babalawo → As, Babalawos, Candomblé, Furthermore, Ifá, Santería, Some, The, This, Vodou, Yoruba
related to Functions in society · 9
Babalawo → Araba, Ifá, In, Oluwo Ifa, The, The Araba, These, This, Yoruba
related to history · 8
Babalawo → According, However, Ifá, Olodumare, The, The Ifá, West Africa, Yoruba
related to Healing and Traditional Medicine · 7
Babalawo → As, Brazilian Candomblé, In Yoruba, The, The Babalawo, This, Yoruba

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and career choices.Furthermoreinstance ofaddressing various aspects of life0.80text
the Ifá system fosters community cohesion through participatory ceremoniesinstance ofaddressing various aspects of life0.80text
contributing to a shared culturalinstance ofaddressing various aspects of life0.80text
religious frameworkinstance ofaddressing various aspects of life0.80text
Babalawohas impactBabalawos0.60section
Babalawohas impactIfá0.60section
Babalawohas impactYoruba0.60section
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