Lucumi, Ocha, Santeria Diasporic African

Lucumi, Ocha, Santeria Diasporic African

Lucumi, Ocha, Santeria

This category is concerned with the general to the specifics of the topics listed above. Sites pertaining to the practice of religious branches descended from Yoruba belief systems as practiced outside of Africa, which fall under the categories of La Regla de Ocha, Lucumi (Lukumi), Santeria, Ifa, Anago, or Candomble should be submitted here. The sites listed will provide serious and relevant information that can be used for further understanding and scholarly work. These category subjects will primarily be applied to African cultures and those cultures which are related to the African Diasporic experiences.

Top: Society: Religion and Spirituality: African: Diasporic: Lucumi, Ocha, Santeria

See Also:

- Website of a New York based Lucumi music and dance troupe, headed by Emilio Barretto, dedicated to the preservation of the Afro-Cuban Santeria religion, includes photo galleries, sound clips, and cd sales.
- Webpages from the Cuban Heritage Digital Collection of the University of Miami containing pictures, field notes and research information on the work of ethnographer Cabrera, who devoted her life to the study of African derived religious worship in Cuba.
- Behind-the-scenes account of a documentary video about Santeria and Spiritism in New Jersey, focusing on the person of Juan Eduardo Eduardo Núñez, a Cuban refugee who came to the US in the 1980 Mariel boatlift. Bilingual site (English-Spanish) contains
- Forums and resources for priests and devotees in Ifa and Orisha and Afro-Cuban heritage and religious traditions. Place personal adds, find friends, teachers, books, products, services and local communities.
- These sacred, double-headed drums from the Yoruba culture, were brought to Cuba and are now played in the U.S. Information on the drums, songs, rhythms, dances, religion, history, and culture surrounding bata drumming.
- An educational site with dictionary-style entries describing the seven major Orishas and their attributes, plus photos of altars dedicated to the deities.
- A cultural history of the four major Afro-Cuban religious musical divisions - Yoruba, Abakua, Arara and Kongo drumming, within the pages of Afro-Cuban drum and dance ensemble Ebo Okokán, based in California.
- Designed for people who are interested in learning about Santeria.
- Description and definition of Santeria, and the cosmology of the religion, including the concept of Ashe, and links to other resources.
- Guidance for those who seek spiritual light through the Mysteries of African deities. Includes pages on most of the principal Orishas.
- Recipes for home-crafting herbal soaps for use in rituals dedicated to the Orishas.
- A site designed to explore the various components of Orisha/Ifa understanding and endeavor to find a unified approach to living its culture.
- Descriptions of various aspects of Orisha worship: Warriors, Ilekes, Ikofa/Awofaka (initiation to Orunmila), and answers to readers questions on "Who is my crowning Orisha?".
- An ethnography by Luis M. Nuñez describing the history, ceremonies, Orishas, oracles, talismans, and spells of the African-influenced religion of Santeria.
- Anthropological analysis by Lily Diaz of Kardekian Spiritualism (La Mesa Blanca), and Santeria as practiced by Puerto Ricans.
- Descriptions of the Orishas in the Lucumi pantheon, with pages devoted to the Warriors, Obatala, Yemaya, Ochun, Shango and Babaluaye.
- Dedicated to spiritual and spirited exchange between students, devotees, and priests of ATR.
- Yoruba creation story, and other related pages on Lucumi Yoruba orishas.
- English and Spanish site for Santeria / Lukumi / Orisha/ Regla de Ocha / Yoruba / Cuban religion. CLBA was the first church of its kind in the U.S. and was responsible for the recognition of Santeria as decided by the June 1993 unanimous U.S. Supreme Cour
- Prayers (oriki), history, and description of Yemoja, including description of the various avatars (roads) of Yemoja from Omi Saide, priestess of Yemoja in the Afro-Cuban tradition.
- Journal of an initiated priest undergoing his ritual year as a "Iyawo" (Bride) of the Orisha Ochun.
- Professor Marta Moreno Vega, founder of the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, presents the philosophy, practices, clothing, interior designs, and artistic expressions of Santeria, plus information on the Orishas and the publication o
- An exhibit of Afro-Cuban Orisha arts in Miami, Florida, presented by the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, includes historical articles, beadwork, implements, and paintings by orisha artists.
- With the exception of our Ori, no Orisa approaches the level of closeness that we have with our Egun (Ancestors).
- Seven major Orishas from the Yoruba pantheon described.

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