Yoruba religion

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Yoruba religion is a traditional West African spiritual system centered on a supreme creator and a pantheon of orishas, emphasizing divination, ancestor veneration, and ritual practices that have also influenced Afro-diasporic faiths worldwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic religion
indigenous religion
polytheistic religion
traditional African religion
associatedEthnicGroup Yoruba people
centralDivinationSystem Ifa divination
emphasizesPractice ancestor veneration
drumming and dance
initiation rites
offerings to orishas
ritual sacrifice
spirit possession ceremonies
hasConcept ancestor veneration
ase
destiny
divination
ori
orisha
sacrifice
spirit possession
hasCosmologyElement Aiye
Orun
hasFestivalType orisha festivals
hasLanguageContext Yoruba language
hasMoralPrinciple balance and harmony
communal responsibility
respect for elders
hasMusicElement bata drum
talking drum
hasPantheonMember Elegguá
surface form: Eshu

Obatalá
surface form: Obatala

Ogun
Orunmila
Oshun
Oya
Shango
Yemoja
hasPrimaryRegion Benin
Nigeria
Togo
Western Nigeria
surface form: Yorubaland
hasRitualSpecialist babalawo
babalorisha
iyalorisha
iyanifa
olorisha
hasSacredTextType Ifa
surface form: Odu Ifa
hasSupremeDeity Olodumare
Olodumare
surface form: Olorun
hasTransmissionMode oral tradition
influencedReligion Candomblé
Lucumí religion
Santería
Trinidad Orisha religion
Umbanda
Vodou
usesDivinationTool Opele chain
ikin palm nuts
viewsOrishasAs intermediaries between humans and supreme deity

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Oduduwa culture Yoruba religion
this entity surface form: Yoruba mythology
Egba chieftaincy system associatedWith Yoruba religion
this entity surface form: Egba traditional religion
Egba Ijebu traditionalReligion Yoruba religion
this entity surface form: Yoruba traditional religion
iyanifa knowledgeDomain Yoruba religion
this entity surface form: Yoruba cosmology
Osun priestesses religion Yoruba religion
Osun priestesses religiousTradition Yoruba religion
this entity surface form: Ifa-Orisha tradition
Oba Okunade Sijuwade religion Yoruba religion
Arugba religion Yoruba religion
Lucumí associatedWith Yoruba religion
this entity surface form: Yoruba traditional religion
Orunmila religion Yoruba religion
Orunmila pantheon Yoruba religion
this entity surface form: Yoruba pantheon
Ataoja of Osogbo religion Yoruba religion
Ipetu Ijesa religionSignificant Yoruba religion
this entity surface form: Traditional Yoruba religion
Erin Ijesa religion Yoruba religion
this entity surface form: Traditional Yoruba religion
Iragbiji religionPracticed Yoruba religion
this entity surface form: Traditional Yoruba religion
Iperindo religion Yoruba religion
this entity surface form: Traditional Yoruba religion
Ede religion Yoruba religion
this entity surface form: Traditional Yoruba religion
Ejigbo hasMajorReligion Yoruba religion
this entity surface form: Traditional Yoruba religion
Ifẹ people religion Yoruba religion
Ijeshaland ethnicReligion Yoruba religion
this entity surface form: Yoruba traditional religion
Ifewara hasReligiousPresence Yoruba religion
this entity surface form: Traditional Yoruba religion
Egungun Festival religion Yoruba religion
Idanre traditionalReligion Yoruba religion
this entity surface form: Yoruba traditional religion
Opa Oranmiyan religion Yoruba religion
Ijesa people religion Yoruba religion
this entity surface form: Yoruba traditional religion
Ọọ̀ni of Ife associatedWithReligion Yoruba religion
this entity surface form: Yoruba traditional religion
Ekiti Kingdoms religion Yoruba religion
this entity surface form: Yoruba traditional religion
Olowo of Owo influentialIn Yoruba religion