Yoruba Traditional Religion / Ifá (mainstream)
Mainstream Yoruba Traditional Religion / Ifá and its diaspora variants (Santería in Cuba, Candomblé in Brazil) are low-control reference points for African Traditional Religion.
CLCI radar
BITE breakdown
0 — mainstream Yoruba Traditional Religion; low-control reference point.
Profile facts
In context
Yoruba Traditional Religion's Ifá divination system, orisha veneration, and community-organic structure makes it low-control mainstream. Diaspora variants (Santería, Candomblé, Lukumí) maintain similar patterns. Specific high-control babalawo or houngan-led communities exist as exceptions.
Key control doctrines
- Ifá divination
- Orisha veneration
- Community-organic structure
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- AncientYoruba religion origins in West Africa
- 16th–19th c.Diaspora spread via slave trade
Sources
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