Diloggún tales of the natural world : how the moon fooled the sun, and other Santería stories / Ócha'ni Lele.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lele, Ócha'ni, 1966-

Contributor:

Local Philadelphia: Julia de Burgos Bookstore at Taller Puertorriqueño Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Santeria.

Mythology, Cuban.

Nature--Mythology.

Nature.

Physical Description:

xvi, 224 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Rochester, Vt. : Destiny Books, ©2011.

Summary:

Since ancient times the Yoruba of West Africa created sacred stories - patakís - to make sense of the world around them. Upon arrival in the New World, the Yoruba religion began to incorporate elements from Catholic and Native traditions, evolving into Santería and new patakís were born, adding to the many chapters already found in the odu of the diloggún - the sacred oral teachings and divination system of the Yoruba, or Lucumí, faith. Comparable to the myths of ancient Greece and Rome and rich with jewels of wisdom like the I Ching, these Santería stories are as vast as the Hindu Vedas and as culturally significant as the parables in the Torah, Talmud and Christian Bible. DILOGGÚN TALES OF THE NATURAL WORLD presents more than 40 patakís that shed light upon the worldview of Santería. Each story in this collection, reassembled from the oral tradition of the African diaspora, is centred on a spiritual principle in nature: the waxing and waning of the moon, solar and lunar eclipses, the phenomenon of shooting stars, the separation of sky and earth and the origins of the animals and birds who play key roles in Santería symbology. Revealing the metaphysics, theology and philosophy of the Yoruba people, this volume shows these stories to be as powerful and relevant today as they were to the ancient Yoruba who once safeguarded them. Includes more than 40 myths, stories and histories from the Lucumí tradition Reassembles the oral fragments from the African diaspora into coherent stories Demonstrates that the African peoples, specifically the Yoruba, had deep philosophies and metaphysics involving nature and the natural world.

Contents:

Patakís from the composites of Okana

Patakís from the composites of Eji Oko

Patakís from the composites of Ogundá

Patakís from the composites of Irosun

Patakís from the composites of Oché

Patakís from the composites of Obara

Patakís from the composites of Odí

Patakís from the composites of Unle

Patakís from the composites of Osá

Patakís from the composites of Ofún

Patakís from the composites of Owani

Patakís from the composites of Ejila Shebora.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781594774195

1594774196

9781594778032

1594778035

OCLC:

707211675