Encyclopedia - Aja Yoruba Mythology: Encyclopedia - Aja Yoruba Mythology
In Yoruba mythology, Aja is an Orisha, patron of the forest, the animals within it and herbal healers, whom she taught their art. Other ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - Yoruba Mythology
Yoruba mythology is sometimes claimed to be one of the world's oldest widely practised religions. It is a major religion in Africa, chief...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - Yoruba Mythology
Yoruba mythology is sometimes claimed to be one of the world's oldest widely practised religions. It is a major religion in Africa, chief...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba Mythology: Encyclopedia - Yoruba Mythology
The mythology of the Yoruba is sometimes claimed by its supporters to be one of the world's oldest widely practised religions. It is a ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba Mythology - Deities
Yoruba deities are called Orishas. The primordial, first-existing, Orishas are called Obatala and Odùduwà, brother and sister respectiv...   » Read the article

Article - Yoruba: Traditional Wisdom Of The Yoruba - African Spirituality  
The tradition of Orisa worship was kept alive by Yoruba slaves. But the second generation Yoruba had lost much of the memory of the pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia - Yoruba
The Yoruba (native name Yorùbá) are the largest single ethnic group in Nigeria. The Yoruba constitute approximately 24% percent of Nige...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aja: Encyclopedia - Aja
Aja may refer to: An Orisha in Yoruba mythology. See Aja (Yoruba mythology) A group of people living in Benin. See Aja people. The langu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Exorcism: Encyclopedia - Exorcism
Exorcism is the practice of evicting demons or other evil spiritual entities which are supposed to have possessed (taken control of) a pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Underworld: Encyclopedia - Underworld
Underworld - Aboriginal mythology. Beralku Underworld - Akkadian mythology. Ereshkigal Nergal Underworld - Babylonian mythology....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mat: Encyclopedia - Mat
A mat is a generic term for a piece of fabric or flat material, generally placed on a floor or other flat surface, and serving a range of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé Bantu: Encyclopedia - Candomblé Bantu
Bantu, also called Batuque or Angola, is one of the major sects (nations) of Candomblé, an Afro-American religion practised in Brazil. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shango: Encyclopedia - Shango
In Yorùbá mythology, Shango (Xango), or Changó in Latin America, is perhaps the most popular Orisha; he is a Sky Father, god of thunde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Deities: Encyclopedia - List Of Deities
This list of deities aims to give information about deities in the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. It is sort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - History
The Yoruba were one of the most urbanized sub-saharan Africans in the pre-colonial era, and have a history of town-dwelling that goes bac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - Culture
The Yorubas are one of the ethnic groups in Africa whose cultural heritage and legacy are recognizable in the Americas, despite the delib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - Yoruba Cities
The chief Yoruba cities are Lagos, Ibadan, Abẹokuta, Akurẹ, Ilọrin, Ijẹbu Ode, Ijẹbu-Igbo,Ogbomọsọ, Ondo, Ọta,Ado-Ekiti, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - History
The Yoruba were one of the most urbanized sub-saharan Africans in the pre-colonial era, and have a history of town-dwelling that goes bac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - Famous Yoruba People
Some famous Yoruba people include: Wole Soyinka, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Hakeem Olajuwon, Sade Adu, King Sunny Ade, Tunde Kelani, Babatunde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - Precolonial Social Organization
Though monarchies were fairly common throughout the Yorùbá-speaking region, they were not the only approach to government and social or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - Yoruba Cities
The chief Yoruba cities are Lagos, Ibadan, Abeokuta, Akure, Ilorin, Ijebu Ode, Ijebu-Igbo,Ogbomoso, Ondo, Ota,Ado-Ekiti, Shagamu, Ikenne,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - Culture
The Yorubas are one of the ethnic groups in Africa whose cultural heritage and legacy are recognizable in the Americas, despite the delib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - Precolonial Social Organization
Though monarchies were fairly common throughout the Yoruba-speaking region, they were not the only approach to government and social orga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba - Famous Yoruba People
Some famous Yoruba people include: Sade Adu, MKO Abiola, Olusegun Obasanjo, King Sunny Ade, Sir Shina Peters, Yinka Ayefele, Majek Fashe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Exorcism: Encyclopedia Ii - Exorcism - Exorcism In Christianity
Exorcism - Roman Catholicism. Solemn exorcisms, according to the Canon Law of the church, can only be exercised by an ordained priest (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Underworld: Encyclopedia Ii - Underworld - Rulers Of The Underworld
(Note: this includes guardian-type creatures, ghosts, and spirits such as demons, veli, and Cerberus) Underworld - Aboriginal mythology....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Underworld: Encyclopedia Ii - Underworld - Rulers Of The Underworld
(Note: this includes guardian-type creatures, ghosts, and spirits such as demons, veli, and Cerberus) Underworld - Aboriginal mythology....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mat: Encyclopedia Ii - Mat - Historically
As of 1911, matting is a general term embracing many coarse woven or plaited fibrous materials used for covering floors or furniture, for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Underworld: Encyclopedia Ii - Underworld - Underworlds
Underworld - Aboriginal mythology. Beralku Underworld - Akkadian mythology. Ereshkigal Nergal Underworld - Aztec mythology. Mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Underworld: Encyclopedia Ii - Underworld - Underworlds
Underworld - Aboriginal mythology. Beralku Underworld - Akkadian mythology. Ereshkigal Nergal Underworld - Babylonian mythology....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yorùbá Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Yorùbá Music - Folk Music
Ensembles using the dundun play a type of music that is also called dundun. These ensembles consist of various sizes of tension drums alo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Exorcism: Encyclopedia Ii - Exorcism - History
The concept of possession by evil spirits and the practice of exorcism are very ancient and widespread, and may originate in prehistoric ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Exorcism: Encyclopedia Ii - Exorcism - Exorcism In Islam
Posession by evil spirits (Jinn) or the Devil (Shaitan) and exorcism is said to have been a part of Islam since its beginning. It is beli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Exorcism: Encyclopedia Ii - Exorcism - Exorcism In Other Religions
In Hinduism the possession of the body by spirits is often accorded a more holy status as it is believed that Goddess Kali or her various...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé Bantu: Encyclopedia Ii - Candomblé Bantu - Deities
The supreme God and Creator is Zambi or Zambiapongo; below him are the Inkices, the spirit-gods of Bantu mythology. These deities corresp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Deities - Modern Western Mythology
In addition to the gods listed elsewhere, there are several mythological beings spoken of in current Western culture. The Grim Reaper - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé Ketu: Encyclopedia Ii - Candomblé Ketu - Deities
Ketu deities are basically those of Yoruba mythology. Olorun (Olorum) is the supreme God, who created the spirits or Orishas (Orixás). T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé: Encyclopedia Ii - Candomblé - Beliefs
Candomblé is a spiritualist religion and worships a number of gods or spirits, derived from African deities: the Orishas of Yoruba myth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Deities - Egyptian
Egyptian deities are often portrayed as having animal heads in art; as an example, Anubis is often portrayed in statuary as having the bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Deities - Semitic Pagan
Adonis | Anat | Asherah | Astarte | Ba'al | Berith | Dagon | El | Elyon | Elohim | Hadad | Mot | Salem | Shaddai | Yaw Adonai | El | Eloh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Polytheism - Ancient Polytheism
Well-known polytheistic pantheons in history include the Sumerian gods, the Egyptian gods, the Greek religion, Norse Æsir and Vanir, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé: Encyclopedia - Candomblé
Candomblé is an Afro-American religion practiced chiefly in Brazil but also in adjacent countries. The religion came from Africa to Braz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thunder: Encyclopedia - Thunder
Thunder is the sound of the shockwave caused when lightning instantly heats the air around it to up to 30 000 °C (54 000 °F). That supe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ifá: Encyclopedia - Ifá
Ifá is a system of divination that originated in West Africa among the Yoruba people. The system is also practiced among believers in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sky: Encyclopedia - Sky
The sky is (roughly) that part of the atmosphere or of outer space visible from the surface of the earth (or any other planet; see Skies ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bambuti Mythology: Encyclopedia - Bambuti Mythology
Bambuti mythology is the mythology of the African Bambuti Pygmies (also: Mbuti Pygmies, Ba Mbuti). The most important god of the Bambuti ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mythology: Encyclopedia - Mythology
The word mythology (from the Greek μυϑολογία mythología, "storytelling" [1]) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blues: Encyclopedia - Blues
The blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on a pentatonic scale and a characteristic twelve-bar chord progression. The fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mana: Encyclopedia - Mana
Mana is a traditional term and a concept among the speakers of Oceanic languages, including Melanesians, Polynesians and Māori. It is an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé Ketu: Encyclopedia - Candomblé Ketu
Candomblé Ketu' (or Queto in Portuguese spelling) is the largest and most influential nation (sect) of Candomblé, an Afro-American reli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yorùbá Music: Encyclopedia - Yorùbá Music
The music of the Yorùbá people of Nigeria is best known for an extremely advanced drumming tradition, especially using the dundun hourg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trickster: Encyclopedia - Trickster
In the study of mythology, folklore and religion, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, human hero or anthropomorphic animal who breaks ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mythology - What Is Mythology?
In order to consider mythology, it is first necessary to consider what is meant by the term myth. The ancient Greek Μυθος originally...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mythology - Definition
In order to consider mythology, it is first necessary to consider what is meant by the term myth. Myths are generally narratives passed d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé: Encyclopedia Ii - Candomblé - Nations
Brazilian slaves came from a number of ethnic groups, including Yoruba, Ewe, Fon, and Bantu. Slave handlers classified them by the shore ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mana: Encyclopedia Ii - Mana - Mana In Oceanic Culture
The word originates in Polynesian religion, and its modern use is a result of the popularization of the concept by anthropology and, to a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Religious Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Religious Topics - List Of Lists
Ayyavazhi Religion - Bible stories - Biblical names - Born-again Christian laypeople - Buddhist terms and concepts - Cathedrals - Ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blues: Encyclopedia Ii - Blues - History
Blues - Origins. Main articles: Origins of the blues, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]], ... See also:Blues, Blues - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blues: Encyclopedia Ii - Blues - History
Blues - Origins. Main article: Origins of the blues Blues has evolved from the spare music of poor black laborers into a wide variety...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Nigeria: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Nigeria - Popular Music
Many African countries have seen turbulence and violence during their forced transition from a diverse region of folk cultures to a group...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trickster: Encyclopedia Ii - Trickster - Mythology
The trickster deity breaks the rules of the gods or nature, sometimes maliciously (for example, Loki) but usually with ultimately positiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sky: Encyclopedia Ii - Sky - Sky In Religion
Many cultures ascribed strong religious qualities to Earth's sky, believing it to be the home of the heavens and various deities. Among t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thunder: Encyclopedia Ii - Thunder - List Of Thunder Gods
Polytheistic peoples in areas with much thunder, or areas where thunder precedes drought-breaking rain, may postulate a thunder god. Thu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ifá: Encyclopedia Ii - Ifá - Divination Process
Special instruments are used to assist in the divination to transcribe Orunmila's wisdom through the diviner. The items used for divinati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Serpent Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Serpent Symbolism - Mythology
There was a serpent that was an Ancient Near Eastern and Aegean god of wisdom, who was always, quite naturally, an earth symbol. In Egypt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blues: Encyclopedia Ii - Blues - Social Impact
Like jazz, rock and roll and hip hop music, blues has been accused of being the "devil's music" and of inciting violence and other poor b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Nigeria: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Nigeria - Folk Music
More than 400 ethnic groups are native to Nigeria, and many more have immigrated there in recent years; the largest ethnic groups are the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mythology - Religion And Mythology
Mythology figures prominently in most religions, and most mythology is tied to at least one religion. Some use the words myth and mytholo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mythology - Myths As Depictions Of Historical Events
Although myths are often considered to be accounts of events that have not happened, many historians consider that myths can also be acco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mythology - Modern Mythology
Film and book series like Star Wars and Tarzan have strong mythological aspects that sometimes develop into deep and intricate philosophi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mythology - Formation Of Myths
What forces create myths? Robert Graves said of Greek myth: "True myth may be defined as the reduction to narrative shorthand of ritual m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mythology - Related Concepts
A fairy tale itself is not a myth. Myths are not the same as fables, legends, folktales, fairy tales, anecdotes or fiction, but sloppy us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Nigeria: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Nigeria - Classical Music
In the 20th century, Nigeria produced a number of classical composers; these include Fela Sowande, Joshua Uzoigwe, Akin Euba, and Godwin ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mana: Encyclopedia Ii - Mana - Mana In Fantasy
Fantasy writer Larry Niven in his 1978 novella, The Magic Goes Away, describes "mana" as a natural resource which is used or channeled by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mythology - Myths By Region
Mythology - Africa. Akamba mythology - Akan mythology - Alur mythology - Ashanti mythology - Bambara mythology - Bambuti mythology - B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ifá: Encyclopedia Ii - Ifá - Overview Of Divination System
The Yoruba divination system enabled diviners to invoke Orunmila, the Yoruba deity of wisdom, prophecy and ethics, and Esu (Eshu), who as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé: Encyclopedia Ii - Candomblé - Syncretism
Over the centuries Candomblé has incorporated many elements from Christianity. Crucifixes are sometimes displayed in candomblé temples,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé: Encyclopedia Ii - Candomblé - Rituals
The candomblé ritual (toque) has two parts: the preparation, attended only by priests and initiates, which may start a week in advance; ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blues: Encyclopedia Ii - Blues - Social Impact
Like jazz, rock and roll and hip hop music, blues has been accused of being the "devil's music" and of inciting violence and other poor b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blues: Encyclopedia Ii - Blues - Musical Impact
As the origin of the blues scale, the blues has exerted a profound influence on many styles of music. Many jazz, folk or rock performers,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ifá: Encyclopedia Ii - Ifá - Odu Ifa
There are sixteen major Odu, when combined there are total of 256 Odu that govern all situations, all circumstances and all actions and c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blues: Encyclopedia Ii - Blues - Characteristics
Blues - Origins. There are few characteristics common to all blues, because the genre takes its shape from the peculiarities of individ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candomblé: Encyclopedia Ii - Candomblé - Temples And Priesthood
Candomblé temples are called houses (casas), plantations (roças), or yards (terreiros). Most Candomblé houses are small, independently...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoruba Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoruba Mythology - Yoruba Mythology In The New World
Many ethnic Yoruba were taken as slaves to Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Brazil and the rest of the New World (chiefly in th...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iii - Y
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages III - Y . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article