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While Iyaláwo and
Ìyánífá are
often used interchangeably, the
terms have
different denotations and connotations. The term
Iyanífa specifically relates...
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Priests of Ifá are
known as
babalawos and
Priestesses of Ifá are
known as
iyanifas.
Orunmila is
considered a sage,
recognizing that
Olodumare placed Ori (intuitive...
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foundational divinity and
prophecy (the
first 16 Odu) to the world. Babaláwos or
Ìyánífás are
usually called Ifa priests, but really, they are scholars; the equivalent...
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light or
illumination of Ifa
itself is
referred to as Ẹ̀là.
Babalawos and
Iyanifas invoke Ela's
light when
calling for Orunmila's presence.
Orunmila is considered...
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nicknamed "Xangô menino"
among Candomblé practitioners. Jo Anna Hunter.
Ìyánifá Ọmó̩tinúwẹ̀, “My
Journey to Aganjú: The
Orisa so Hard to Find “ BlackMadonnaEnterprises...
- Www.Ayelekumari.com.
Retrieved 18
August 2016. Kumari,
Ayele (2013).
Iyanifa:
Women of Wisdom. uSA: maat Group. p. 40. ISBN 978-1500492892. Matory,...
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Luisah Teish (/tiːʃ/ TEESH; also
known as
Iyanifa Fajembola Fatunmise) is a
teacher and an author, most
notably of Jambalaya: The
Natural Woman's Book...
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Yoruba language of West Africa. A
female holder of the
title is
known as an
Iyanifa. In Wicca, High
Priest and High
Priestess are the
roles of the man and...
- of the same country, the
Babalawos (and
their female counterparts, the
Iyanifas)
serve collectively as the prin****l
aspects of the tribe's world-famous...
- 800–1000. Ifá
priests and
priestesses bear the
titles Babalawo for men and
Iyanifa for women.
Priests and
priestesses of the
varied Orisha are
titled Babalorisa...