01:014:103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: West African Vodun, Cosmography, Cowry
20 Oct 2016
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Pataki: oral tradition: stories similar to stories in the bible, yoruba, babalaous. Making ocha: initiating or becoming a priest. Most important goal for humans: balance (to have a cool head) Ruler of the head: god found in nature, resonate with human emotions and human personality traits, inside as well as outside of human psyche, committed to elevating the human spirit. Olodumare: name for the supreme being who created the universe, aspect of divinity. Olorun: literally means owner of the heavens. An open space: supreme being too vast an energy to interact with humans. Esu (the warriors: witness to creation. The trickster: checks our arrogance, keeps us honest. Europeans refer to him as the devil (energy that tempts you: the force in the universe that makes things happen, the energy that communicates (3) between humans and the orisa. Honored rst in ceremonies: associated with choice and opportunity. Keeper of the doorways: place in nature - crossroads, colors.
