ebooks A Century of Ambivalence; Second Expanded Edition: The Jews of Russia and the Soviet Union; 1881 to the Present by Zvi Gitelman in History

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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.