Orishas, Deities and Yoruba Queens The Power of the Feminine in Lucumi Religious Traditionby Mariela Alban - Oni Yemaya The Yoruba gave rise to one of the world's leading cultures, in the belief of being descendants of the deities queens and kings originated in the ancient spiritual capital, Ilé Ifé in Nigeria, Africa. That culture with its concepts, customs and worldview, was brought to the Caribbean by black slaves, transported on transatlantic voyages from Africa to the New World since the early 1500s (sixteenth century). In Cuba, this religious practice is reinvented, becoming through a syncretic complex (fusion of traditions) in what was renamed over time, Lucumí Religion, Santeria, Rule of Osha. This book talks about those main deities and queens of the Lucumi religious tradition. Here you can learn to know: Their archetypes, characteristics and powers. Their stories. Attributes Offerings and taboos How to attend to them Songs and prayers that you can offer them. ... And, much more