Ọ̀ṣun across the waters : a Yoruba goddess in Africa and the Americas

Òsun is a brilliant deity whose imagery and worldwide devotion demand broad and deep scholarly reflection. Contributors to the ground-breaking Africa's Ogun, edited by Sandra Barnes (Indiana University Press, 1997), explored the complex nature of Ogun, the orisa who transforms life through iron and technology. Òsun across the Waters continues this exploration of Yoruba religion by documenting Òsun religion. Òsun presents a dynamic example of the resilience and renewed importance of traditional Yoruba images in negotiating spiritual experience, social identity, and political power in contemporary Africa and the African diaspora.The 17 contributors to Òsun across the Waters delineate the special dimensions of Òsun religion as it appears through multiple disciplines in multiple cultural contexts. Tracing the extent of Òsun traditions takes us across the waters and back again. Òsun traditions continue to grow and change as they flow and return from their sources in Africa and the Americas. Hidden Power : Ọ̀ṣun, The Seventeenth Odù / Rowland Abiodun -- A River Of Many Turns : The Polysemy Of Ochún In Afro-cuban Tradition / Isabel Castellanos -- Òrìṣà Ọ̀ṣun : Yoruba Sacred Kingship And Civil Religion In Òṣogbo, Nigeria / Jacob K. Olupona -- Nesta Cidade Todo Mundo é D'oxum : In This City Everyone Is Oxum's / Ieda Machado Ribeiro Dos Santos -- Mãe Menininha / Manuel Vega -- Yéyé Cachita : Ochún In A Cuban Mirror / Joseph M. Murphy -- Osun And Brass: An Insight Into Yoruba Religious Symbology / Cornelius O. Adepegba -- Overflowing With Beauty : The Ochún Altar In Lucumí Aesthetic Tradition / Ysamur Flores-peña -- Authority And Discourse In The Orin Ọdún Ọ̀ṣun / Diedre L. Badejo -- The Bag Of Wisdom : Ọ̀ṣun And The Origins Of The Ifá Divination / 'wande Abimbola -- Ochun In The Bronx / George Brandon -- What Part Of The River You're In : African American Women In Devotion To Òsun / Rachel Elizabeth Harding -- Ẹẹ́rìndínlógún : The Seeing Eyes Of Sacred Shells Ans Stones / David O. Ogungbile -- Mama Oxum : Reflections Of Gender And Sexuality In Brazilian Umbanda / Lindsay Hale -- An Oxum Shelters Children In São Paulo / Tânia Cypriano -- Living Water : Ọ̀ṣun, Mami Wata, And Olókùn In The Lives Of Four Comtemporary Nigerian Christian Women / Mei-mei Sanford -- Orchestrating Water And The Wind : Osun's Art In Atlantic Context / Robert Farris Thompson. Joseph M. Murphy & Mei-mei Sanford, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Preliminary Table of Contents:IllustrationsPrefaceOrthography1 Introduction:Joseph M. Murphy and Mei-Mei Sanford2 Hidden Power: Osun the Seventeenth OduRowland Abiodun3 A River of Many Turns: the Polysemy of Ochun in Afro-Cuban TraditionIsabel Castellanos4 Orisa Osun: Yoruba Sacred Kingship and Civil Religion in Osogbo, NigeriaJacob Olupona5 Nesta Cidade Todo Mundo E D'Oxum, In This City Everyone is Oxum'sIeda M. R. dos Santos6 Mae MenininhaManuel Vega 7 Yeye Cachita: Ochun in a Cuban MirrorJoseph M. Murphy8 Oshun Brass: An Insight into Yoruba Religious SymbologyC.O. Adepegba9 Overflowing with Beauty: Ochun Altars in Lucumi AestheticsYsamur Flores-Pena10 Authority and Discourse in the Orin Odun OsunDiedre Badejo11 The Bag of Wisdom: Osun and the Origins of Ifa Divination'Wande Abimbola12 Ochun in the Bronx George Brandon13 What Part of the River You're In: African American Women in Devotion to OsunRachel Elizabeth Harding14 Eerindinlogun: the Seeing Eyes of Sacred Shells and StonesDavid Ogungbile15 Mama Oxum: Reflections of Gender and Sexuality in Brazilian UmbandaLindsay Hale16 An Oxum Shelters Children in Sao PauloTania Cypriano17 Living Water: Osun, Mami Wata, and Olokun in the Lives of Four Contemporary Nigerian Christian WomenMei-Mei Sanford18 Orchestration of the Waters and the Breeze: the Emblems of Oshun in Atlantic PerspectiveRobert Farris Thompson ContributorsIndex sun is a brilliant deity whose imagery and worldwide devotion demand broad and deep scholarly reflection. Contributors to the ground-breaking Africa's Ogun, edited by Sandra Barnes (Indiana University Press, 1997), explored the complex nature of Ogun, the orisa who transforms life through iron and technology. sun across the Waters continues this exploration of Yoruba religion by documenting sun religion. sun presents a dynamic example of the resilience and renewed importance of traditional Yoruba images in negotiating spiritual experience, social identity, and political power in contemporary Africa and the African diaspora. The 17 contributors to sun across the Waters delineate the special dimensions of sun religion as it appears through multiple disciplines in multiple cultural contexts. Tracing the extent of sun traditions takes us across the waters and back again. sun traditions continue to grow and change as they flow and return from their sources in Africa and the Americas. The 17 contributors to Òsun across the Waters delineate the special dimensions of Òsun religion as it appears through multiple disciplines in multiple cultural contexts. Tracking Òsun traditions takes us across the waters and back again. These traditions continue to develop as they flow and return from their sources in Africa and the Americas.