West African deities
deity Yoruba single tradition · 1
Deities from West African traditional religions that were syncretized with Catholic saints in Santería.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Roman Catholic saints, saints
- co occurs with
- Orishas
Mentioned by
Sources
internet (1)
Source passages
“Roman Catholic saints were conflated with West African deities”
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“Roman Catholic saints were conflated with West African deities, while enslaved Africans adopted Roman Catholic rituals and sacramentals.”
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