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Orishas (singular:
orisha) -
correct spelling:
singular - òrìṣà,
plural - òrìṣàs - are
divine spirits that play a key role in the
Yoruba religion of West...
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number of
religions in the New World,
notably Santería, Umbanda,
Trinidad Orisha, and Candomblé.
Yoruba religious beliefs are part of Itàn (history), the...
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Trinidad Orisha, also
known as
Orisha religion and Shango, is a
syncretic religion in
Trinidad and
Tobago and the Caribbean,
originally from West Africa...
- have a
pantheon of up to 6,000 deities. The
following is a list of
Yoruba orisha (òrìṣà), or deities. The
supreme being in Yorùbá
culture is
known as Olódùmarè/Elédùmarè...
- Look up
orisha or
orishas in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Orisha is an
elemental spirit of the
Yoruba religion.
Orisha or
Orisa may also
refer to:...
- Ọbà (known as Obá in
Latin America) is the
Orisha of the
River Oba
whose source lies near
Igbon where her
worship originates.
During the wars of the 19th...
- Oko, also
known as Ocô in Brazil, was an
Orisha. In
Nigeria and the
Benin Republic, he was a
strong hunter and
farming deity, as well as a
fighter against...
- as Eleguá in
Latin America and Spanish-speaking
Caribbean islands) is an
Orisha, a
deity of
roads in the
religions of Santería, Winti, Umbanda, Quimbanda...
- religion, Ogun is a
primordial orisha in
Yoruba Land. In some traditions, he is said to have
cleared a path for the
other orisha to
enter Earth,
using a metal...
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Oshun (also Ọṣun, Ochún, and Oxúm) is an
orisha, a spirit, a deity, or a
goddess that
reflects one of the
manifestations of the Yorùbá
Supreme Being in...
