Does anyone know of any books on the Nigerian Yoruba religion Juju?

Question

I'm looking for a book on the religion practised in Southern Nigeria, by the Yoruba tribe, called Juju. Voodoo, which is practised in Louisiana (among other places) originated when people were transported from Africa to the Americas as slaves.

Answer 1

There is lots of information on Yoruba. I don't what is acurate or not because I dont practice Yoruba. I know that Santeria is probably the closest to Yoruba as both honor Orishas. Maybe you can start there. I found a couple websites about the religion.

http://members.aol.com/ishorst/love/Yoruba.html
http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/sub/yoruba.html
http://server1.fandm.edu/departments/Anthropology/Bastian/ANT269/Yrelig.html
http://www.araifa.com/
http://www.uga.edu/~aflang/YORUBA/PAPERS/OLUWOLE.html
http://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-YORUBA-RELIGION-Orisa-Worship/dp/0964424703 (heard it was the best book)

I would also recommend looking up Ifa. I know there are babalawos in the US they were initiatied in Nigeria. Good luck on your search.

Answer 2

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