Ken, Orisa believers were criminalized during the colonial era - that ended in 1962. In order to evade and avoid prosecution some Orisa followers
pretended to be Christians or hid under that facade.
Mainstream Christianity was supported by the colonizers who used Christianity as a weapon in support of
full fledged colonization, propaganda, racial discrimination, veiled insults and de-Africanization.
Among Orisa practitioners and Believers in Trinidad is IESOM (Ile Eko Sango/Osun Mil' Osa)
They celebrate the Rain Festival in August. There are other Orisa religious groups.
Syncretism did occur also. Biko has an illuminating video on the Trinidad "Shouter Baptists, " that reflects this. Interestingly, the Shouter Baptists
also suffered the indignities and pain of persecution and prosecution even though they accepted some aspects of Christian theology.
Here is Biko Agozino's informative 30 minute video on the subject:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKrOeyo6pC8
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 11:55 PM
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Gloria
Do orisa worshippers not also count themselves as Christians, belong to a church, etc?
And what about the vaunted Brazilian model of syncretism. What are you finding in Trinidad and Tobago? (lucky you)
ken
Kenneth Harrow
Dept of English and Film Studies
http://www.english.msu.edu/people/faculty/kenneth-harrow/
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Date: Tuesday 19 December 2017 at 21:57
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There are about 150 million Orisa followers world wide
and probably more. In Trinidad and Tobago, where I am right now, the adherents have a
public holiday and officially recognized status. Shango is a special Orisa over here.
GE
gloriaemeagwali.com
africahistory.net
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Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2017 8:55 AM
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Chidi
How many people would still qualify as adherents of traditional afr religions? Could you hazard a guess at the percentages?
ken
Kenneth Harrow
Dept of English and Film Studies
http://www.english.msu.edu/people/faculty/kenneth-harrow/
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Date: Friday 15 December 2017 at 23:41
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If the Nigeria Law school should modify the dress code to accommodate Moslems and Christians, they should also modify to accommodate, ogun, amadioha, egbesu, etc, adherents.
CAO.
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