Yoruba people

one would perceive the nation to be solely Catholic when it comes to religious affiliation, and it was for a time. Where then did Santeria come into play? Though some claim that the roots of Santerίa in Cuba are grounded in many different places around the globe, but anthropologists agree that the religion tracks back t to West Africa. The areas of Nigeria, Togo, and Benin is where the Yoruba people settled about 1000 A.D. This group developed a belief system that utilized different animistic ideas resulting in a intelligible religious worldview. According to Encyclopedia Britanica, animism is the belief in innumerable spiritual beings concerned with human affairs and capable of helping or harming human interests. (Park, 2007). It is the most extensive of all religious systems and boasts the most followers. During the 18th and 19th century, slave traders brought West Africans to the New World. Unknowingly, Santeria was carried along to the Americas as well. The religion anchored itself chiefly in the Caribbean and later advanced north and south. Important disparities now separate original Yoruba religion and modern Santeria. As West African slaves arrived in the New World, aspects of the religion changed, such as the number of gods worshipped or its official name. In Brazil either Macumba or Candomble (or Condonble), in Trinidad the name of Shango was taken, in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, the United States, and Mexico it became known as Santeria, and in Haiti…

the Yoruba body art in Beyonce’s new visual album, LEMONADE. In an interview with ABC News, today, Laolu said that he has very excited to finally see his Yoruba body art finally come to life for the first time on Saturday evening when the project was aired on HBO. His artistic work, which he tagged the sacred art of Ori, appeared on the chapter four of Lemonade titled Apathy which features sorry among other songs. In the visual, dancers donned with the white Yoruba body paint sway while they…

This paper is an exploration into why communities of people would seek spiritual or religious guidance in their lives. Using experiences from the city of New York, I will be visiting people in their homes and viewing their practice, taking into account what is done, who was there, how they dressed and how they behaved. The process of creating this paper will take up to 3 weeks. I will go to the event of my choosing, record each item, device, taboo, or common trait that I see, and relay my…

Suzanna Blier’s Art and Risk in Ancient Yoruba: Ife History, Power and Identity examines the creation and expression of sculptures and other arts in the ancient city of Ife. The novel provides an interesting lens into the early civilization’s culture by examining the often perplexingly technical sculptures that have intrigued historians for centuries. The first chapter specifically address Blier’s theory that the looming potential of different risks bolstered the quality and technical complexity…

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their prey instantly. In the art and legends of Benin, the Oba was often shown as a crocodile. Like a crocodile, he could act very swiftly and put his subjects to death if they dared to disobey him. Mudfish can survive in water and on land. They swim in water and they use their fins to 'walk ' on land. The mudfish was used as a symbol for the Oba because the Oba could also survive in two places. People believed that the Oba belonged to the world of humans (represented by land) but also to the…

In Yorùbá society “gender was not an organizing principle prior to colonization by the West” (Oyěwùmí 2005, 99). The physical body is always linked to the social body which influences participation and contribution to cultural symbolization. In the Yorùbá society, instead of the visual logic informing social division and hierarchy, through structures such as gender, sexuality, race and class, Oyewumi argues that, it is in fact seniority that orders and divides the Yoruba society” (Oyěwùmí 2005,…

The Igbo and Yoruba cultures strongly relate to each other because they are the two most popular tribes in Nigeria. They are the two most known ethnic groups other than Hausa and Fulani cultures. The Igbo and Yoruba cultures are closely related and will make one culturally aware of Nigeria’s way of life through their background, history, music, religious beliefs, political structures, and traditional marriage. The Igbo and Yoruba are two of the most diverse cultures in Nigeria. The evolution…

Nigeria, a country with over 140 million people is located in West Africa. Nigeria has over 270 ethnic groups, each group has its custom, tradition and dialect. Although diverse in their way of live, Nigerians are unified by the language of death. For the sake of understanding, there are three major ethnic groups in Nigeria, they are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. Although rural-urban migration has caused us to live together, each ethnic group has its designated primary location. Although death…

incorporation of traditional Yoruba elements. Soyinka’s dramas are informed by both indigenous and European forms and elements. Soyinka observed inherent theatrical qualities in many rituals, festivals and ceremonies of West Africa which might be stretched in the direction of theatre.Yoruba worldview, Yoruba myths,…