Oshun S Daughters

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Oshun S Daughters

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Author : Vanessa K. Valdés
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2014-01-01

Oshun S Daughters written by Vanessa K. Valdés and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.

Examines the ways in which the inclusion of African diasporic religious practices serves as a transgressive tool in narrative discourses in the Americas. Oshun’s Daughters examines representations of African diasporic religions from novels and poems written by women in the United States, the Spanish Caribbean, and Brazil. In spite of differences in age, language, and nationality, these women writers all turn to variations of traditional Yoruba religion (Santería/Regla de Ocha and Candomblé) as a source of inspiration for creating portraits of womanhood. Within these religious systems, binaries that dominate European thought—man/woman, mind/body, light/dark, good/evil—do not function in the same way, as the emphasis is not on extremes but on balancing or reconciling these radical differences. Involvement with these African diasporic religions thus provides alternative models of womanhood that differ substantially from those found in dominant Western patriarchal culture, namely, that of virgin, asexual wife/mother, and whore. Instead we find images of the sexual woman, who enjoys her body without any sense of shame; the mother, who nurtures her children without sacrificing herself; and the warrior woman, who actively resists demands that she conform to one-dimensional stereotypes of womanhood.

Orishas The Childrens Book

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Author : Hector A. Gonzalez, III
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2015-04-09

Orishas The Childrens Book written by Hector A. Gonzalez, III and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-09 with categories.

This book was created for children to learn and understand the different Orishas. There are many pataki (stories) to different Orishas, which I felt were too mature or complex for a younger crowd. There are many books that have been published by different authors that explain a mature story to each Orishas. I wrote a book where the children can learn the colors, numbers, and have basic comprehension by illustrating pictures and writing a simple paragraph so the child can grasp the concept of each Orisha.

Osun Across The Waters

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Author : Joseph M. Murphy
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2001-10-09

Osun Across The Waters written by Joseph M. Murphy and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-10-09 with Religion categories.

Ã’sun is a brilliant deity whose imagery and worldwide devotion demand broad and deep scholarly reflection. Contributors to the ground-breaking Africa's Ogun, edited by Sandra Barnes (Indiana University Press, 1997), explored the complex nature of Ogun, the orisa who transforms life through iron and technology. Ã’sun across the Waters continues this exploration of Yoruba religion by documenting Ã’sun religion. Ã’sun presents a dynamic example of the resilience and renewed importance of traditional Yoruba images in negotiating spiritual experience, social identity, and political power in contemporary Africa and the African diaspora. The 17 contributors to Ã’sun across the Waters delineate the special dimensions of Ã’sun religion as it appears through multiple disciplines in multiple cultural contexts. Tracing the extent of Ã’sun traditions takes us across the waters and back again. Ã’sun traditions continue to grow and change as they flow and return from their sources in Africa and the Americas.

Oshun S Book Of Mirrors

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Author : Asia Rainey
language : en
Publisher: Broken Levee Books
Release Date : 2021-05

Oshun S Book Of Mirrors written by Asia Rainey and has been published by Broken Levee Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05 with Juvenile Fiction categories.

In a dark world where all hope seems lost, Oshun's book of mirrors reveals the true definition of beauty.

Women In The Yoruba Religious Sphere

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Author : Oyeronke Olajubu
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2012-02-01

Women In The Yoruba Religious Sphere written by Oyeronke Olajubu and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-01 with Religion categories.

Drawing on a wide range of oral and written sources, this book shows that women occupy a central place in the religious worldview and life of the Yoruba people and shows how men and women engage in mutually beneficial roles in the Yoruba religious sphere. It explores how gender issues play out in two Yoruba religious traditions—indigenous religion and Christianity in Southwestern Nigeria. Rather than shy away from illuminating the tensions between the prominent roles of Yoruba women in religion and their perceived marginalization, author Oyeronke Olajubu underscores how Yoruba women have challenged marginalization in ways unprecedented in other world religions.

Shango S Son

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Author : Dr Winmilawe
language : en
Publisher: Gazing in Publishing
Release Date : 2013-06-30

Shango S Son written by Dr Winmilawe and has been published by Gazing in Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-30 with categories.

Shango's Son is a short story based on ancient African knowledge (Yoruba Ifa). Shango has a son who becomes his companion and protector. The son has amazing abilities that help Shango succeed. The story, the colorful imagery, and even some African Yoruba vocabulary will enrich young and older readers alike!

The Demise Of The Inhuman

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Author : Ana Monteiro-Ferreira
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2014-05-29

The Demise Of The Inhuman written by Ana Monteiro-Ferreira and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-29 with Social Science categories.

Employs a critical Afrocentric reading of Western constructions of knowledge so as to overcome the dehumanizing tendencies of modernity. Afrocentricity is the most intellectually dominant idea in the African world, one that is having a growing impact on social science discourse. This paradigm, philosophically rooted in African cultures and values, fundamentally challenges major epistemological traditions in Western thought, such as modernism and postmodernism, Marxism, existentialism, feminism, and postcolonialism. In The Demise of the Inhuman, Ana Monteiro-Ferreira reviews what Molefi Kete Asante has called the “infrastructures of dominance and privilege,” arguing that Western concepts such as individualism, colonialism, race and ethnicity, universalism, and progress, are insufficient to overcome various forms of oppression. Afrocentricity, she argues, can help lead us beyond Western structures of thought that have held sway since the early

Diasporic Blackness

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Author : Vanessa K. Valdés
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2017-03-15

Diasporic Blackness written by Vanessa K. Valdés and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-15 with Social Science categories.

Examines the life of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg through the lens of both Blackness and latinidad. A Black Puerto Rican–born scholar, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1874–1938) was a well-known collector and archivist whose personal library was the basis of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library. He was an autodidact who matched wits with university-educated men and women, as well as a prominent Freemason, a writer, and an institution-builder. While he spent much of his life in New York City, Schomburg was intimately involved in the cause of Cuban and Puerto Rican independence. In the aftermath of the Spanish-Cuban-American War of 1898, he would go on to cofound the Negro Society for Historical Research and lead the American Negro Academy, all the while collecting and assembling books, prints, pamphlets, articles, and other ephemera produced by Black men and women from across the Americas and Europe. His curated library collection at the New York Public Library emphasized the presence of African peoples and their descendants throughout the Americas and would serve as an indispensable resource for the luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance, including Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. By offering a sustained look at the life of one of the most important figures of early twentieth-century New York City, this first book-length examination of Schomburg’s life suggests new ways of understanding the intersections of both Blackness and latinidad.

Seven African Powers

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Author : Monique Joiner Siedlak
language : en
Publisher: Oshun Publications, LLC
Release Date : 2023-05-28

Seven African Powers written by Monique Joiner Siedlak and has been published by Oshun Publications, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-28 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.

Updated 2023 The Seven African Powers, also known as the Orishas, are spirits from the Supreme Creator in African religion. These spirits are thought to give guidance for life issues and problems. Modern Santeria, Voodoo, and other Caribbean traditions still value this practice today. It can be found in different South American cultures as well. This book will guide you through learning about the Seven African Powers…who they are, what they represent, and how each has a different temperament. You’ll also know how the Orishas can be used in your home and daily routine. Once you discover the Orishas, you’ll be on your way to understanding which one will best help you work through difficulties and move forward in life.

Let Spirit Speak

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Author : Vanessa K. Valdés
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2012-06-01

Let Spirit Speak written by Vanessa K. Valdés and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-01 with Social Science categories.

Interdisciplinary celebration of the cultural contributions of members of the African Diaspora in the Western hemisphere.