01:014:497 Study Guide - Final Guide: Yoruba People, Erzulie, Religion In Africa
30 Oct 2014
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How the god"s came to earth before living in the skies. Yoruba people were decended from odu connections to yoruba art- they saw color in art. Protestants use dull colors or non at all. Correspondence- as above so below; everything is in harmony. Gender- related to polarity things are paired up. Cause and effect- everything happens for a reason. They believed the cosmos was divided into two worlds, living in dead. Believed in reincarnation and that death is a transition. Rituals- drawing of cosmograms, put up shiny things to reflect negativity. Practiced in cuba, haiti, brazil, us, st vincent. Music of jazz, the word came from the word jizz. Sacred circle and the cross- cosmogram- used to represent the circle of life. Nganga- traditional healer that"s consulted for herbal healing and to root out evil spirits. Burial rituals in us- stones used to mark slaves. Rocks- placed on grave to protect from spirits.
