Tradition collection 100 records
African traditions
Yorùbá, Akan, Igbo, Dogon, Zulu and diaspora traditions, and the Ethiopian and Coptic churches.
Gods
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YemajaOne of the major river deities of the Yorùbá people and the Yorùbá Diaspora -
ShangoYoruba orisha of fire, thunder, lightning, virility, dance, drumming, strength and justice; deified third Alaafin of the Oyo Empire, known for his double-headed battle-axe (Oṣé) -
Mami WataWest African water spirit -
OgunOrisha, god of war in the Yoruba mythology -
OshunThe youngest of the orisha, this goddess is associated with sexuality, fertility, and femininity -
Papa LegbaLoa -
Baron SamediLoa of Haitian Vodou -
EshuYoruba deity -
Nana BulukuFemale supreme being in some West African Traditional Religions such as Vodun -
OduduwaYoruba deity.(Oduduwa was a Yoruba divine king,legendary leader of the Ife Empire and a creator deity and orisha in the Yoruba religion.According to tradition, he was the holder of the title of the Olofin of Ile-Ife, the Yoruba holy city).Orishà -
ErzulieHaitian Cosmology -
OlokunOrisha in the Yoruba religion
Traditions and schools
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West African Vodun
Religion practiced by the Aja, Ewe, and Fon people -
traditional African religion
Diverse beliefs that include various ethnic religions -
Candomblé
Afro-Brazilian religion -
Umbanda
Brazilian syncretic religion -
Ifá
Yoruba religion and system of divination -
Abwoi religion
Religion of central Nigeria -
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Temple des Pythons
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Yoruba religion
West-African religion
Sacred places
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