Directory of Lucumi, Ocha, Santeria Resources

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This category is concerned with the general to the specifics of the topics listed above. Sites pertaining to the practice of religious branches descended from Yoruba belief systems as practiced outside of Africa, which fall under the categories of La Regla de Ocha, Lucumi (Lukumi), Santeria, Ifa, Anago, or Candomble should be submitted here. Sites submitted can be from organizations, individual priests or practitioners, scholars, artists or others, and may pertain to any aspects of Orisha worship, Odu, foods, music, instruments, art, or rituals. The sites listed will provide serious and relevant information that can be used for further understanding and scholarly work. These category subjects will primarily be applied to African cultures and those cultures which are related to the African Diasporic experiences.

Resources in This Category

• A Structuralist Analysis of Puerto Rican Santeria

  http://www.t0.or.at/0ntext/ldsanter.htm
  Anthropological analysis by Lily Diaz of Kardekian Spiritualism (La Mesa Blanca), and Santeria as practiced by Puerto Ricans.

• Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye

  http://www.churchofthelukumi.com/
  English and Spanish site for Santeria / Lukumi / Orisha/ Regla de Ocha / Yoruba / Cuban religion. CLBA was the first church of its kind in the U.S. and was responsible for the recognition of Santeria as decided by the June 1993 unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye vs. City of Hialeah.

• Iyawo Experience

  http://www.angelfire.com/my/IyawoExperience/
  Journal of an initiated priest undergoing his ritual year as a "Iyawo" (Bride) of the Orisha Ochun.

• Olodumare, "Owner of the Sky"

  http://www.angelfire.com/ny2/buddhafarmsnyc/olodumare.html
  Yoruba creation story, and other related pages on Lucumi Yoruba orishas.

• Orisa Mailing List

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orisalist/
  Dedicated to spiritual and spirited exchange between students, devotees, and priests of ATR.

• Orisha

  http://www.wemba-music.org/orisha.htm
  Descriptions of the Orishas in the Lucumi pantheon, with pages devoted to the Warriors, Obatala, Yemaya, Ochun, Shango and Babaluaye.

• Santisimo

  http://www.santisimo.net/
  Website of a New York based Lucumi music and dance troupe, headed by Emilio Barretto, dedicated to the preservation of the Afro-Cuban Santeria religion, includes photo galleries, sound clips, and cd sales.

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