What is an orisa? I hear peole talking about it.
2006-09-27 06:55:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
An Orisha, also spelled Orisa and Orixa, is a spirit that reflects one of the manifestations of Olodumare (God) in the Yoruba spiritual or religious system. This religion has found its way throughout the world and is now expressed in several varieties which include Anago, Oyotunji, Candomblé and Lucumí/Santería. These varieties or spiritual lineages as they are called are practiced throughout areas of Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, Mexico and Venezuela. As interest in African indigenous religions (spiritual systems) grows, Orisa communities and lineages can be found in parts of Europe and Asia as well. While estimates vary, there could be more than 100 million adherents of this spiritual tradition worldwide.
The Orisha faith believes an ultimate deity, Olorun or Olodumare, who is removed from the day-to-day affairs of human beings on Earth. Instead, adherents of the religion appeal to specific manifestations of Olodumare in the form of the various Orisha.
Generally speaking, an orisha is a type of spirit. However, it may also refer to:
Orishas, a Cuban hip-hop/Latino fusion band
Orixa, a genus of the plant family Rutaceae
Orixa, a rock en Español/alternative rock band.
Orissa, a state located on the northeastern coast of India.
2006-09-27 07:34:03 · answer #1 · answered by fyredragon2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Orisa is the traditional Yoruba religion that has been practiced for generations in Yorubaland.
2006-09-27 07:00:12 · answer #2 · answered by PaganPoetess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that it is connected to the african religion.
see link below:
2006-09-27 06:58:04 · answer #3 · answered by eli a 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is it?
2006-09-27 09:07:12 · answer #4 · answered by Soccerplayer18 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋