Era
Iron Age
Start date
1000 BCE
End Date
Present
Religion
Yoruba
Main Teachings
Worship of Orishas, ancestor veneration, divination, spiritual possession
Metaphysical Beliefs
Polytheism
Ethical and Moral Principles
Harmony with Orishas and ancestors
Ritual and Devotional Practices
Offerings, Divination
Spiritual Practices
Drumming, Dance
Foundational Teachings and Scriptures
If� divination, Oral tradition
Narrative Traditions
Yoruba myths and legends
Sub Type
Indigenous
Historical and Cultural Context
Medieval and Early Modern Religions
Historical Development
Primal or Indigenous Religion
Geographical Distribution
African Traditional & Diasporic Religions
Organizational Structure
Mystical Movement
Scriptural Authority
Revealed Religion
Sociological Approach
Ethnic Religion
Philosophical or Ideological Focus
Esoteric Religion
Gods or Deities
Orisha
Beliefs on the Afterlife and End Times
Afterlife in Orun (spiritual realm)
Existance of Afterlife
Yes
Existance of Reincarnation
Yes
Religious Structures
Temples, Sacred Groves, Shrines
Religious Leader Types or Roles
Babalawos (Priests), Iyalorishas (Priestesses)