Description
Book SynopsisSango - the Yoruba god of thunder and lightning - is a powerful, fearful deity who controls the forces of nature. This title explores Sango religious traditions in West Africa and beyond. It considers the spread of polytheistic religious traditions from West Africa, the mythic Sango, the historical Sango, and syncretic traditions of Sango worship.
Trade Review[This] volume gives u a glimpse at how cultural identity is tied to religion in pervasive ways. Whether it be Nigeria, Cuba, Brazil, Trinidad, or the United States, belief in Orisha traditions deeply influences the contours of nationality, history, and place.43.1 2010
* Intnl Journal African Historical Studies *
Because of the wide range of scholarship included in this volume it has great potential in many different venues, from undergraduate class- rooms and research projects to the work of graduate students to that of senior scholars. This book will be a welcome addition to both university libraries and the personal collection of anyone interested in either the Yoruba-based traditions highlighted or African-based traditions in general.
* Nova Religio *
For those who want to expand their knowledge of African religion, this is an important addition to a growing series of probing studies. Vol. 52, 2011
* The Journal of African History *
The contributions demonstrate the breadth of variation and difference residing within this singular name, Sango, while elucidating the struggles and stakes faced by communities and individuals interacting and identifying with this deity.2010, Vol. 41 no. 1
* Research in African Literatures *
Table of ContentsContents
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction / Joel E. Tishken, Tóyìn Fálolá, and Akíntúndé Akínyemí
Part 1. Defining Sàngó in West Africa
2. The Place of Sàngó in the Yorùbá Pantheon / Akíntúndé Akínyemí
3. The Practice and Worship of Sàngó in Contemporary Yorùbáland / Arìnpé Gbekelólú Adéjùmo
4. Sàngó's Eerìndínlógún Divinatory System / George Olúsolá Ajíbádé
5. Yorùbá Thunder Deities and Sovereignty: Ará versus Sàngó / Marc Schiltz
Part 2. Representations of Sàngó in Oral and Written Popular Cultures
6. Sàngó and the Elements: Gender and Cultural Discourses / Diedre L. Bádéjo
7. Reconfiguration of Sàngó on the Screen / Dúrótoyè A. Adélékè
8. Art in the Service of Sàngó/ Stephen Folárànmí
9. The Ambivalent Representations of Sàngó in Yorùbá Literature / Akíntúndé Akínyemí
Part 3. Sàngó in the African Diaspora
10. The Cultural Aesthetics of Sàngó Africanization / Kamari Maxine Clarke
11. Wither Sàngó? An Inquiry into Sàngó's "Authenticity" and Prominence in the Caribbean / Stephen D. Glazier
12. Xangô in Afro-Brazilian Religion: "Aristocracy" and "Syncretic" Interactions / Luis Nicolau Parés
13. The Literary Manifestation of Xangô in Brazil: Esmeralda Ribeiro's
"A procura de uma borboleta preta" / Laura Edmunds
14. Drums of Sàngó: Bàtá Drum and the Symbolic Reestablishment of Oyo in Colonial Cuba, 1817-1867 / Henry B. Lovejoy
Part 4. The Voices of Sàngó Devotees
15. Sàngó beyond Male and Female / Olóyè Aìná Olomo
16. Searching for Thunder: A Conversation about Changó / Michael Atwood Mason and Ernesto Pichardo
List of Contributors
Bibliography
Index
