Yoruba Religions in Diaspora
The Yoruba peoples of present-day south-western Nigeria are the fountainhead of a number of vibrant and growing religious traditions in the Americas. Throughout Latin America and the United States, Yoruba spiritual traditions have taken root and developed into flourishing religions in the 21st centu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2010
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Religion compass
Year: 2010, Volume: 4, Issue: 7, Pages: 400-409 |
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| Summary: | The Yoruba peoples of present-day south-western Nigeria are the fountainhead of a number of vibrant and growing religious traditions in the Americas. Throughout Latin America and the United States, Yoruba spiritual traditions have taken root and developed into flourishing religions in the 21st century. This article surveys the role of Yoruba civilization as the source of these traditions, the historic forms in which the traditions were constructed in the Americas, their basic beliefs and practices, and issues in their future development. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-8171 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2010.00223.x |