The Orishas Of Trinidad

Author : Monique Joiner Siedlak
Publisher : Oshun Publications, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1950378276
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Orishas of Trinidad written by Monique Joiner Siedlak and published by Oshun Publications, LLC. This book was released on 2020-04-17 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trinidad Orisha: Spirit, Color and Drums Orisha is a colorful and misunderstood religion practiced in Trinidad and Tobago with ties to the Yoruba culture of Nigeria. A spiritual tradition with celebrations of food, drums, dance, and prayer, Orisha has millions of followers in the world. Orisha of Trinidad, by Monique Joiner Siedlak, explores this African-routed tradition starting with a look at the roots of this vibrant and colorful tradition and how it evolved to where it is today. This fascinating book covers topics such as the past persecution of Orisha followers, the religion’s deities, practices, ceremonies, and ties to aspects of the Catholic Church. Monique brings light to the fact that there are those who, in their ignorance, still demonize this religion. The truth is, there is nothing demonic about Orisha. While it is a non-Christian religion, it shares the ideas of baptism and one supreme God — Oludumare. Readers will love reading about the Orisha spirits, equated with Christian saints, and seen as messengers between man and Oludumare’s divine Kingdom. For example, Osain, the Yoruba god of herbal medicine, healing, and prophecy associated with St Francis, and Shakpana, a healer of children’s diseases related to St Jerome. Then there is Ogun, the warrior god of iron and steel, associated with St Michael. Order your copy of Orisha of Trinidad by Monique Joiner Siedlak today, and introduce yourself to a rich and fascinating African-rooted tradition called Orisha. You will enjoy reading about this extraordinary tradition.

Author : Monique Joiner Siedlak
Publisher : Oshun Publications, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1950378683
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Orishas written by Monique Joiner Siedlak and published by Oshun Publications, LLC. This book was released on 2020-05-29 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immerse yourself in this exploration of the roles, goddesses, and Orishas of this West African spiritual tradition. Discover why these figures are revered, their history, and the roles they play in shaping this rich culture. Learn how the power of the goddesses and the Orishas spread west into New Orleans and beyond. This book will show you how to celebrate and cultivate the traits of the goddesses and Orishas. It will teach you what you need to know to draw upon their strengths and use that to empower your life. Inside, you’ll also discover: • Who the Orishas are • How important a role they play • Who the Lord of the Crossroads is • Astrological correspondence • Sacred offerings • Who Chango is and why he is revered • And more that are part of this fascinating spiritual practice! Use this book as a guide for your transformational journey.

Author : Monique Joiner Siedlak
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781950378203
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Orishas of Trinidad written by Monique Joiner Siedlak and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : N. Fadeke Castor
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822372584
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spiritual Citizenship written by N. Fadeke Castor and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Spiritual Citizenship N. Fadeke Castor employs the titular concept to illuminate how Ifá/Orisha practices informed by Yoruba cosmology shape local, national, and transnational belonging in African diasporic communities in Trinidad and beyond. Drawing on almost two decades of fieldwork in Trinidad, Castor outlines how the political activism and social upheaval of the 1970s set the stage for African diasporic religions to enter mainstream Trinidadian society. She establishes how the postcolonial performance of Ifá/Orisha practices in Trinidad fosters a sense of belonging that invigorates its practitioners to work toward freedom, equality, and social justice. Demonstrating how spirituality is inextricable from the political project of black liberation, Castor illustrates the ways in which Ifá/Orisha beliefs and practices offer Trinidadians the means to strengthen belonging throughout the diaspora, access past generations, heal historical wounds, and envision a decolonial future.

Author : James Houk
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 1566393507
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirits, Blood and Drums written by James Houk and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 1995-10-26 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Houk's field work in Trinidad and subsequent involvement in the Orisha religion allows him a uniquely intimate perspective on a complex and eclectic religion. Originating in Nigeria, Orisha combines elements of African religions (notably Yoruba), Catholicism, Hinduism, Protestantism Spiritual Baptist, and Kabbalah. A religion of spirits and spirit possession, ceremonies and feasts, churches and shrines, sacrifices and sacred objects, Orisha is constantly shifting and unstable, its practice widely varied. As a belief system, it is a powerful presence in the social structure, culture, and, more recently, the political realm of Trinidad. Houk carefully examines the historical forces that have transformed Orisha from a relatively simple religion in colonial Trinidad to an abstruse mix of belief, ritual, and symbolism. The voices of worshippers and Orisha leaders spring to life the intensity and power of the religion. Houk's own recounting of participation in many of the mystical ceremonies, including taking on the important role of drummer in several feasts, his initiation into Orisha, and his exceptional field research provide fascinating details essential in understanding the development of this Caribbean religion.

Author : Dianne M. Stewart
Publisher : Religious Cultures of African
ISBN 13 : 9781478013921
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Obeah, Orisa, and Religious Identity in Trinidad, Volume 2, Orisa written by Dianne M. Stewart and published by Religious Cultures of African. This book was released on 2022-10-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dianne M. Stewart analyzes the sacred poetics, religious imagination, and African heritage of Yoruba-Orisa devotees in Trinidad from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.

Author : James Houk
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 143990376X
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirits, Blood and Drums written by James Houk and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-10 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthropologist demystifies a fascinating , eclectic Caribbean religion.

Author : Kenneth Anthony Lum
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9789057026102
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Praising His Name in the Dance written by Kenneth Anthony Lum and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies the phenomemon of spirit possession in the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work of the West Indies, examining the similarities and interactions between the different religions of differing populations.

Author : Frances Henry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789766401290
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reclaiming African Religions in Trinidad written by Frances Henry and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring various African religions as part of a cultural system, relevant to national identity in Trinidad, this text deals with the dynamic doctrinal and ideological changes that have occurred within the religions and documents the legislative and social acceptance of African religion.

Author : Maureen Warner-Lewis
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817355820
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trinidad Yoruba written by Maureen Warner-Lewis and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2009-05-10 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deeply informed Afrocentric view of language and cultural retention under slavery. Maureen Warner-Lewis offers a comprehensive description of the West African language of Yoruba as it has been used on the island of Trinidad in the southern Caribbean. The study breaks new ground in addressing the experience of Africans in one locale of the Africa Diaspora and examines the nature of their social and linguistic heritage as it was successively retained, modified, and discarded in a European-dominated island community.