Trinidad Orisha

Trinidad Orisha, also known as Orisha religion and Shango,^[1] is a syncretic religion in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean, originally from West Africa (Yoruba religion). Trinidad Orisha incorporates elements of Spiritual Baptism, and the closeness between Orisha and Spiritual Baptism has led to use of the term "Shango Baptist" to refer to members of either or both religions. Anthropologist James Houk described Trinidad Orisha as an "Afro-American religious complex",^[2] incorporating elements mainly of traditional African religion and Yoruba and incorporates some elements of Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism), Hinduism, Islam (especially Sufism), Buddhism, Judaism (especially Kabbalah), Baháʼí, and Amerindian mythologies.

"The religious practice involves a music-centered worship service, in which collective singing and drumming accompany spirit possession and animal sacrifice (typically goats, sheep, and fowl)."^[3]

^ Salamone, Frank A. (2004). Levinson, David (ed.). Encyclopedia of Religious Rites, Rituals, and Festivals. New York: Routledge. p. 22. ISBN 0-415-94180-6.
^ Houk, James (1995). Spirits, Blood, and Drums: The Orisha Religion in Trinidad. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.
^ Bazinet, Ryan J (2013). "Two Sides to a Drum: Duality in Trinidad Orisha Music and Culture.". p. 6.

[:0-1] Salamone, Frank A. (2004). Levinson, David (ed.). Encyclopedia of Religious Rites, Rituals, and Festivals. New York: Routledge. p. 22. ISBN 0-415-94180-6.

[2] Houk, James (1995). Spirits, Blood, and Drums: The Orisha Religion in Trinidad. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.

[3] Bazinet, Ryan J (2013). "Two Sides to a Drum: Duality in Trinidad Orisha Music and Culture.". p. 6.

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