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Orisha Devotion

Orisha Devotion is a religious praxis within the broader category of diaspora religions, distinguished by the veneration of Orishas—deified ancestors and nature spirits originating in Yoruba tradition and transmitted through the African Atlantic diaspora, particularly in Cuba, Brazil, and the Caribbean.

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8

Authors

2

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Publications per year

2017–2026

3

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Publications

9

Creole religions of the Caribbean: an introduction from Vodou and Santeria to Obeah and Espiritismo

Choice Reviews Online · 2004 · 150 citations

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Obeah: Healing and Protection in West Indian Slave Life1

Kenneth Bilby, Jerome S. Handler · 2004 · 101 citations

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Afro-Caribbean religions: an introduction to their historical, cultural, and sacred traditions

N. Samuel Murrell · Choice Reviews Online · 2010 · 88 citations

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Guinea’s Other Suns: The African Dynamic in Trinidad Culture

Bridget Brereton · Caribbean Quarterly · 2017 · 29 citations

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Orisa: Yoruba Gods and Spiritual Identity in Africa and the Diaspora

Solimar Otero · The International Journal of African Historical Studies · 2006 · 29 citations

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Authors

8

  1. SO
    Solimar Otero

    1 publications · 29 citations

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  2. KB
    Kenneth Bilby

    1 publications · 101 citations

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  3. MM
    Marta Moreno Vega

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  4. BB
    Bridget Brereton

    University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago

    1 publications · 29 citations

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  5. JS
    Jerome S. Handler

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    1 publications · 101 citations

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Institutions

2

  1. City University of New York

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  2. Lehman College

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 259 citations

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  2. Early American studies

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  4. Caribbean Quarterly

    CQ · 1 publications · 29 citations

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  5. Religions

    1 publications · 15 citations

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