You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
None
The life and times of Isiudo Professor Godwin Enwelum Onyemaeke Ogum, as told by himself. A foremost Professor of Statistics, this autobiography captures the challenges of growing up in a rural community, the politics and chicanery of community leadership and also the intrigues and stratagem of life in the academia.It captures in details the keywords that have inspired his active years: honesty, integrity and service. A compelling read from start to finish.
This landmark work of ethnography explores the enduring, global worship of the African god of war—with five new essays in this new, expanded edition. Ogun—the ancient African god of iron, war, and hunting—is worshiped by more than forty million adherents in Western Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas. This rich, interdisciplinary collection draws on field research from several continents to reveal Ogun’s dramatic power and enduring appeal. Contributors examine the history and spread of Ogun throughout old and new worlds; the meaning of Ogun ritual, myth, and art; and the transformations of Ogun through the deity’s various manifestations. This edition includes five new essays focusing mainly on Ogun worship in the new world. “[A]n ethnographically rich contribution to the historical understanding of West African culture, as well as an exploration of the continued vitality of that culture in the changing environments of the Americas.” —African Studies Review
The second edition of this landmark work is enhanced by new chapters on Ogun worship in the New World. From reviews of the first edition: "... an ethnographically rich contribution to the historical understanding of West African culture, as well as an exploration of the continued vitality of that culture in the changing environments of the Americas." --African Studies Review "... leav es] the reader with a sense of the vitality, dynamism, and complexity of Ogun and the cultural contexts in which he thrives.... magnificent contribution to the literature on Ogun, Yoruba culture, African religions, and the African diaspora." --International Journal of Historical Studies
Existem mais de 400 orixás na mitologia iorubá, mas alguns deles se tornaram mais famosos no Brasil, como é o caso de Ogum. Saiba mais sobre este orixá!
This is the English version of the original in Portuguese (2017): “Nasci Mãe de Santo - A maravilhosa história da Yalorixá Mãe Senhora de Umbanda, Sacerdotisa de Z A M B Y” (ISBN 978-85-924121-0-4). The book is a tribute to Mãe Senhora de Umbanda, in her extremely rare condition as Yalorixá Priestess of Z A M B Y, Consecrated by the Most High, Daughter of Ogum Quebramar and Yansã Guaracyara, Leaders Orixás of the Tenda de Umbanda Morada dos Orixás. It describes her beautiful trajectory in Umbanda in this reincarnation (1930-2015), preceded that was by her Consecration by the HIGHEST - hence the title “I was born Mother of Saint”, with emphasis on her total adoration to the C...
None
Ogum Xoroquê sem dúvidas é dentro do Povo de Ogum a entidade que mais chama atenção, por ser dúbia, ter dois lados, um lado ser Ogum e do outro ser Exu. Esta forma quer dizer não que o orixá tem duas faces e sim que trabalha em dois pólos energéticos tanto positivo como negativo.