Course Description
The Orisa traditions of the Yoruba-speaking peoples of West Africa have survived and thrived across centuries of war, slavery, and colonization and continue to provide structure and meaning to the lives of millions of people in West Africa, Cuba, Brazil, the United States, and all over the world. This course will survey the ori¿a traditions of West Africa and the Americas, their interactions with each other, Islam, and Christianity, and their influence on Black Atlantic art and spirituality.
