In the suburbs of Seattle, an ancient West-African religion is gaining followers. Yoruba, from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, has been spreading across the U.S. for the last 50 years. The religion is ...
Zamani: A Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 1, No. 2 (DECEMBER 2024), pp. 314-338 (26 pages) Three main religious traditions—indigenous African beliefs and practices (African religion), ...
Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C. It left behind numerous monuments, ...
The cult site dedicated to a goddess of the Phrygian religion was further west than any previous evidence of the religion’s ...
Part I. Living and dying in the African-Portuguese diaspora -- Demography, distribution, and diasporic streams -- Kinship, family, and household formation -- Disease, mortality, and master power -- ...
The ancient Greek language and culture spread through Africa following the conquests of Alexander the Great on the continent.
The offering was for Ochún: the Lucumí orisha, or deity of fresh water, luxury, love, beauty and sweet things. Álvarez León, ...