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Shango's Son
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 24

Shango's Son

Shango's Son is a short story based on ancient African knowledge (Yoruba Ifa). Shango has a son who becomes his companion and protector. The son has amazing abilities that help Shango succeed. The story, the colorful imagery, and even some African Yoruba vocabulary will enrich young and older readers alike!

Obatala's Daughter Discovers True Friends
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 28

Obatala's Daughter Discovers True Friends

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-09-07
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  • Publisher: Unknown

From the ancient stories of the West African Yoruba people comes the colorful children's picture book "Obatala's Daughter Discovers True Friends." Obatala encourages his daughter Kemi to look for friends with good character. She has an exciting journey in which she learns that being superficial can bring trouble. However, with clarity and courage Kemi finds joy at last. The plot, the images and even some Yoruba vocabulary will dazzle young and older readers alike! This is the second book in the internationally renowned 'Yoruba Orisa Children's Series'. The first book is "Shango's Son."

Sàngó in Africa and the African Diaspora
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 377

Sàngó in Africa and the African Diaspora

Sàngó in Africa and the African Diaspora is a multidisciplinary, transregional exploration of Sàngó religious traditions in West Africa and beyond. Sàngó—the Yoruba god of thunder and lightning—is a powerful, fearful deity who controls the forces of nature, but has not received the same attention as other Yoruba orishas. This volume considers the spread of polytheistic religious traditions from West Africa, the mythic Sàngó, the historical Sàngó, and syncretic traditions of Sàngó worship. Readers with an interest in the Yoruba and their religious cultures will find a diverse, complex, and comprehensive portrait of Sàngó worship in Africa and the African world.

Genshin Impact
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 118

Genshin Impact

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-12-21
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Genshin Impact has taken the gaming world by surprise, delivering a massive open-world adventure packed with items to hunt, dungeons to raid, characters to develop, and stories to enjoy. It being a free-to-play game is icing on the cake. Sure, you can spend real money to roll the dice on cool characters and high-ranked weapons in the game's cash shop, but developer miHoYo has incorporated rewarding content that you can enjoy without paying a single cent.Regardless of the monetary approach you take, Genshin Impact's world is vast, dense, and ever growing. As a result, your early playthroughs may feel somewhat daunting. The game is liberal with its tutorial messages, but knowing what to work towards will help you in the long run. So, we cobbled together golden tips that you should keep in mind as you embark on Genshin Impact's odyssey.

African Psychology
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 133

African Psychology

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Knowing the Orisha Gods and Goddesses
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 40

Knowing the Orisha Gods and Goddesses

This beautifully illustrated exploration of Afro-Brazilian spirituality introduces you to the gods of the African diaspora known as the Orishas. Presented in a fun and easy-to-understand format, Knowing the Orishas provides brief descriptions of twenty important deities, highlighting their talents, characteristics, and customs as well as where they live, how they dress, the foods they like to eat, and more. Meet Omolu, the god of health and life. Share secrets with Iyewa, goddess of beauty and mystery. Ask Oshoguian, the warrior of peace, for protection. A vital reference to each Orisha, this book helps you identify and build relationships with them as you travel on your own spiritual path.

Oshun's Flow
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 24

Oshun's Flow

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-05-11
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Oshun makes the water flow. The water makes everything grow. For this flow, Oshun needs respect and thanksgiving. The people of Osogbo remember this, but some people in the world do not. So can the water still flow everywhere? Find out how the children of Osogbo help Oshun, the water, and the world. Oshun (Osun) is the West African Yoruba Goddess of fresh water and life. All the books in the 'Yoruba Orisa Children's Series' come from the ancient sacred stories of Odu Orisa / Ifa! Oshun's Flow helps readers appreciate African culture and the environment!

Yoruba
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 264

Yoruba

  • Categories: Art
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1989
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  • Publisher: Abrams

The Yoruba people of Nigeria and Benin, over 15 million strong, are heirs to one of the oldest and greatest artistic traditions in West Africa. This text offers a look at Yoruba civilization. Over 200 photographs illustrate rarely seen objects from museums and private collections.

Seeking the Sakhu
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 488

Seeking the Sakhu

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2006
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  • Publisher: Unknown

A complete discussion of the history and principles of African-centered psychology, this work explores the development of the African American mindset in society and reveals the thought processes of the African mind in America. Using a new approach that decries the various negative influences upon African Americans and their families, this treatise proposes a method that reclaims and restores the mind and spirit of African Americans.

Dr. Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 90

Dr. Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-02-25
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  • Publisher: Penguin

From the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes a historical novel based on the life of Dr. Wangari Maathai, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist and environmentalist from Kenya. Wangari lives in the lush, green, land of rural Kenya where the soil is perfect for planting, the trees tower into the sky, and the streams are full of mysterious creatures. All day, she plays beneath her favorite fig tree, and at night she gathers around the fire with her family to listen to her mother's stories. Then Wangari grows up and goes away to school, and things start changing at home. Farmers chop down the trees. Landslides bury the stream. The soil becomes overworked and dry, and nothing will...