Handbook of Yorbua Religious Concepts by Baba Ifa Karade

The majority of Africans enslaved and transported to the Americas came from the Yoruba country of West Africa, an old and large civilization. The guiding ideals of the Yoruba spiritual tradition gained root in the diaspora generated by the slave trade in Haiti, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Brazil, and the United States. Baba Ifa Karade presents an overview of the Yoruba heritage and its effect on the West in this easy introduction. He introduces the sixteen Orisha, or spirit gods, and demonstrates how to employ divination, energy centers of the body to integrate Yoruba teachings, and establish a holy site of worship. Prayers, dances, chants, gifts, and sacrifices are also included in the book to honor the Orisha. A 192-page paperback book measuring 5.8" x 9" in size.