Traditions

• Ifá & Yorùbá traditions

  Begin with Odù, Òrìṣà, Orí and the work of interpretation. Follow the narratives into questions of character, responsibility and the direction of a human life.

• Candomblé

  Explore religious belonging, initiation, ritual language and the life of the terreiro, with careful attention to nation and house.

• Umbanda

  Understand the relationship between orixás, working lines, spiritual guides and the people who gather in a terreiro.

• Catimbó & Jurema

  Follow Jurema through place, memory, masters and mestras, while preserving the Indigenous and regional histories that give it meaning.

• Lukumí / Ocha

  Read Cuban oricha traditions in their own historical and religious setting, with bridges to the Academy's Yorùbá and Odù studies.

• Haitian Vodou

  Approach lwa, religious community and sacred arts through Haitian histories and the voices of practitioners.

• Kimbanda

  A focused reading path for the author's comparative divination work, with source-specific terminology and clear boundaries between systems.

• Palo

  Keep Palo visible as a distinct religious setting when reading the author's comparative work on divination and sacred materials.