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Orisha

Orishas (singular: orisha; plural may also be orisha) are divine spirits that play a key role in the Yoruba religion of West Africa and several religions of the African diaspora that derive from it, such as Haitian Vodou, Cuban Santería, and Brazilian Candomblé. The preferred spelling varies depending on the language in question: òrìṣà is the spelling in…

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Orisha worship in Brazil

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Orisha

Nodes47
Edges46
Triples232
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.042553
Components1

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related to Further reading · 95
Orisha → Africa, Africa World Press, Animal Sacrifice, Ann Genova, Apetebii, Asefin Media PublicationRobert Farris, Athelia Henrietta Press, Author, Baba Ifa Karade, Bascom, Bent Knees, Birth, Black Atlantic Religion, Black Gods, Blood, Bolayi Idowu, California PressJ Lorand Matory, Canizares, Chief Priest Ifayemi Elebuibon, Church
related to Brazilian Orisha cosmology · 38
Orisha → Aboxa, Additionally, African, Based, Candomblé, Christianity, During, Each Candomblé, Each Orisha, Earth, Earth's, Even, Familial, Food, For, However, In, Individuals, Jesus Christ, Lastly
related to Historical context & development · 33
Orisha → Accounts, Additionally, African, African Slave Trade, Africans, Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Diasporic, Brazil, Candomblé, Christian, Christianity, Cuba, European, Even, Given Africans, Haiti, Historical, However, Iyá Dêtá, Iyá Kalá
related to Syncretic elements · 13
Orisha → Africans, Candomblé, Catholic, Catholicism, Christian God, Christianity, In, Orishas, Scholars, The Yoruba, There, They, With
related to Aṣẹ · 11
Orisha → Axé, Aṣẹ, Brazilian, For, In, It, Olodumare, Orìṣà, Rituals, Saying, The
related to De-syncretization and decolonization movements · 10
Orisha → Africa, African, Afro-Catholicism, COMTOC, Culture, In, International Congress, Orisha Tradition, Salvador, Scholars
related to Our Lady of Navigators · 10
Orisha → Bahia, Brazil, December, February, Iemanjá, Janeiro, Rio, This, While, Worshippers
related to Pantheon · 9
Orisha → Each, Erinlẹ, Like, Ogun, Olókun, The, Their, Yemọja, Yewa
related to Number · 5
Orisha → Different, Other, The, This, Yoruba
related to Orí · 5
Orisha → Offerings, Ori, Orí, Practitioners, Without

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orishas worship candomblé yoruba religious religion practices african worshippers religions isbn brazil africans deities scholars may spiritual people world syncretic

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Orisharelated to AṣẹAṣẹ0.60section
Orisharelated to AṣẹIt0.60section
Orisharelated to AṣẹOrìṣà0.60section
Orisharelated to AṣẹOlodumare0.60section
Orisharelated to AṣẹFor0.60section
Orisharelated to AṣẹRituals0.60section
Orisharelated to AṣẹIn0.60section
Orisharelated to AṣẹThe0.60section
Orisharelated to AṣẹBrazilian0.60section
Orisharelated to AṣẹAxé0.60section
Orisharelated to AṣẹSaying0.60section
Orisharelated to Brazilian Orisha cosmologyThe Orisha0.60section

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