Praising His Name In The Dance: Spirit Possession in the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work in Trinidad, West Indies (Studies in Latin America and the Caribbean) Kenneth Anthony Lum The author provides a detailed portrait of the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work, two religions that share a common basis in the traditional religion…
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Book Vlog: Botánicas by Joseph Murphy
This is a wonderful book on the healing and spiritual stores called botánicas dotted across the US but especially concentrated in cities such as New York, Miami, Chicago, and Los Angeles. They are a mix of Afro-Atlantic and Latin American religions, traditions, and aesthetics. Joseph Murphy is an exceptional and insightful scholar on Afro-Atlantic religions…
Narigones for Orisha Oko
A narigon is a nose ring that is used for oxen. We put them to orisha Oko. The narigon is also symbolic of not being burdened or shackled, that you have freedom. Here you see a brass narigon that I have decorated for Orisha Oko. The original narigon has a cloth wrapper sewn around it…
Book Vlog: Manipulating the Sacred: Yorùbá Art, Ritual, and Resistance in Brazilian Candomblé by Mikelle S. Omari-Tunkara
Manipulating the Sacred: Yorùbá Art, Ritual, and Resistance in Brazilian Candomblé by Mikelle S. Omari-Tunkara African American Life Series, published in 2005 Please click on the video below to watch my Vlog. I am getting used to holding a camera in one hand, flipping through the book with the other and remembering what I want…
Orisha Books & Beads 