Ócha'ni Lele

Teachings of the Santería Gods (eBook, ePUB)

The Spirit of the Odu

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The first book to explore the sacred myths of Santería • Includes more than 100 myths, stories, and histories about the odu and the orishas • Reassembles the oral fragments from the African diaspora into coherent stories • Demonstrates that the African peoples, specifically the Yoruba, were deeply spiritual At the core of the diloggún--the sacred divination system of Santería--are the sacred stories known as the patakís, narratives whose themes are as powerful and relevant today as they were in the minds of the ancient Yoruba who safeguarded them. Each patakí is connected to one or more of the 16 odu, the principal creative forces of Santería. Some recount the lives of orishas on earth, others the lives of individuals in heaven, and some tell of the odu themselves, for even they once walked the earth as mortals. The first book to explore these ancient African stories in English, Teachings of the Santería Gods recounts more than 100 of these sacred parables, including many stories reassembled from the oral tradition of the African diaspora. Ranging from creation myths to what happens when a love potion works far too well, these stories share the wisdom and spirituality of the Yoruba people of ancient Africa and form the living, oral bible of one of the world's fastest-growing faiths.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781594779084
• Artikelnr.: 49185157

Autorenporträt

Author of The Secrets of Afro-Cuban Divination, Ócha'ni Lele (1966-2019) was immersed in the underground culture of Orisha worship in 1989. By 1995 he had received several initiations in both Santeria and the Congo faith Palo Mayombe and in 2000 he made Ocha and was crowned a Santeria priest.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
An Introduction to the Diloggún
1 Okana--One Mouth on the Mat
Okana Brews a Love Potion
Okana’s Seduction of Shangó
Okana’s Curses
Okana’s Lesson in Love
The Story of the Cat and the Rat
2 Eji Oko--Two Mouths on the Mat
The Birth of Ikú
The Marriage of Ikú and Ejioko
Ejioko Loses His Friend Iré
Ochosi Feeds Olófin
3 Ogundá--Three Mouths on the Mat
Why the Rooster Was First Sacrificed
How the Crocodile Became Powerful
King Olushola Makes Ebó
4 Irosun--Four Mouths on the Mat
How a Man and a Woman Found Love
Irosun Discovers His True Friends
The Story of the Cat and the Leopard
The Pact between Orishaokó and Olófin
The Tail (Tale) of the Little Monkey
Obatalá Rewards Odé
5 Oché--Five Mouths on the Mat
The Birth, Death, and Rebirth of Oché
How Oshogbo Became Dedicated to Oshún
How Oshún Came to the New World
A Foolish Merchant’s Tragedy
I Will Give You a Small Thing
6 Obara--Six Mouths on the Mat
The Farmer and His Ebó
The Best Food: The Worst Food
Ochosi Learns to Build a Trap
Ochosi’s Curse
The Story of Elegede
7 Odí--Seven Mouths on the Mat
The Creation of Copulation
Where the Hole Was First Opened
He Who Fights Knows about War
8 Unle--Eight Mouths on the Mat
Unle Is Born
Unle’s Ebó to Elegguá
Unle Builds a Home
Unle Becomes a Farmer
Obatalá Eats Heads
9 Osá--Nine Mouths on the Mat
The Death of His Love
A Beggar’s Story
A Son’s Loss
The Brag of the Boastful Boy
Shangó’s Imprisonment
10 Ofún--Ten Mouths on the Mat
Life and Death
The Story of Iré and Osogbo
Ofún, the Godchild of Ikú
The Loss of Ofún’s Daughter
How the Leopard Gained His Strength
The Spinning of the Web
Obatalá Makes Ebó
11 Owani--Eleven Mouths on the Mat
Eshu at the Crossroads
The Climbing Vine and the Okra
The Death of the Egungun Priests
Disobedience Becomes the Road to Death
Oshún’s Ebó
How Osain Saved the Ill-Prepared Man
12 Ejila Shebora--Twelve Mouths on the Mat
Shangó’s Losses
The Marriage of Oshún and Orúnmila
Yemayá’s Quest
Yemayá Learns to Cast Òpèlè
Glossary
Index