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Yoruba religion

The Yorùbá religion (Yoruba: Ìṣẹ̀ṣe ), West African Orisa (Òrìṣà ), or Isese (Ìṣẹ̀ṣe), comprises the traditional religious and spiritual concepts and practice of the Yoruba people. Its homeland is in what is commonly known as Yorubaland (Yoruba: Ilẹ̀ Káàárọ̀-Oòjíire), comprising the majority of the states of Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti, Kwara, Lagos and…

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Classification
African
Language
Yoruba
Number of followers
est. several millions (referred to as Oniṣẹṣe)
Origin
500 B.C.E Ile-Ife, Central Yorubaland
Region
Worldwide
Scripture
Odu Ifa

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Beliefs

Gender Roles in Yoruba Religion

Scripture

Cosmology

The Orisha and Ajogun Pantheon

Influence

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Yoruba religion

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Yoruba religion

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related to Gender Roles in Yoruba Religion · 7
Yoruba religion → Gender, Robert Voeks, The, These, Women, Yoruba, Yorùbá
related to Oku · 4
Yoruba religion → In Yoruba, Oku, The Yoruba, Thus
Classification · 1
Yoruba religion → African
Language · 1
Yoruba religion → Yoruba
Number of followers · 1
Yoruba religion → est. several millions (referred to as Oniṣẹṣe)
Origin · 1
Yoruba religion → 500 B.C.E Ile-Ife, Central Yorubaland
Region · 1
Yoruba religion → Worldwide
Scripture · 1
Yoruba religion → Odu Ifa
Territory · 1
Yoruba religion → Yorubaland
Theology · 1
Yoruba religion → Diffused monotheism

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Yoruba religionClassificationAfrican1.00infobox
Yoruba religionLanguageYoruba1.00infobox
Yoruba religionNumber of followersest. several millions (referred to as Oniṣẹṣe)1.00infobox
Yoruba religionOrigin500 B.C.E Ile-Ife, Central Yorubaland1.00infobox
Yoruba religionRegionWorldwide1.00infobox
Yoruba religionScriptureOdu Ifa1.00infobox
Yoruba religionTerritoryYorubaland1.00infobox
Yoruba religionTheologyDiffused monotheism1.00infobox
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