This is Spiritual Studies session #44.

Thus far in the course, Africa has largely gone unmentioned. Outside of common knowledge, the Yoruba are a people that predate the moves of Abrahamic religions and have been alongside their flourishing while intermingling with them and maintaining their ancient beliefs.



Diving into this spiritual tradition illuminates us as to the interconnectedness of beliefs found across the world, in both ancient and modern religions. Strangely enough, the Yoruba have ties to the Aboriginal Australians and the Mayans of South America all while having an interesting perspective on topics held within Christian dogmatism.

Resources:
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/w...
https://www.modernghana.com/news/3219...
http://www.bigmyth.com/download/YORUB...
https://www.learnreligions.com/yoruba...
https://www.photius.com/religion/yoru...
https://www.ancientsymbols.com/symbo...
https://ashepamicuba.com/en/orishaos...
https://www.ancientcode.com/the12g...
https://www.ancientcode.com/theoris...
https://lithub.com/ontheyorubatrad...
https://sites.google.com/site/theyoru...
https://thegnosticdread.com/orisharu...