African Religions And Spirituality Flashcards
There was an osmotic diffusion of THIS Yoruba religion into Benin and Togo from Nigeria. The religion’s liturgy bears a striking similitude with these enumerated New World Syncretic religion : Candomble , Haitian. Vodou , Umbanda , Santeria , and Trinidad Orisha. These Syncretic New World Religions are the adaptation of this Yoruba Religion .
Isese
The Spiritual realm of Deification and Religious observance has its genesis to time immemorial. The Yoruba and neighboring interstices have historically and devoutly worship thee two Monotheistic Religion : Islam & Yoruba . This religion conjured up animistic devotion and traditional association with Yoruba somgs , cultural ideologies , narratives , and stories and African histories. Isese has been observed in Southwestern Nigeria , and once in the antecedent Yorubaland of these African States: Ogun , Osun , Oyon , Ekiti , Kware , Lagos & Kogi.
Yoruba Deification
An West African talisman , amulet , and enchanting spell as used in ceremonial ritual and liturgy. Its Necromancy and thaumurgy as tools to conjure up magical healing ; Worn as an hair adornment or as a corporeal accessory. .
Juju
A Temple of gods as deified . A public building commemorating and dedicating to the Nation’s Heroes and Heroines ; or A Temple dedicated to all Gods ( sound polytheistic ).
Pantheon
A Doctrine identifying the Deity with the Cosmos , namely the Universe.
Pantheism
A Salat ( Prayer ) Leader
Imam
The Government by the Imam
Imamate
A Ritual Recitation of verbal charms and grimoire inspired spell to produce Magic effects; A charm or spell used in ceremonial ritual recitation . The Latin etymology is the infinitive ‘ incantare ‘ meaning to enchant . There are two adjectival forms : incantatory and incantational. What is the noun version?
Incantation
A Traditional Religion of the 36th Century and displaced Ta Seti Sacral Chiefdom . This Monotheistic religion is characterized as a worship of a single God within a polytheistic system . It was commonly practiced in this sacral chiefdom along the Upper and Lower Egypt.
Henotheism