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17 Cards in this Set
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Amma |
The high God of the Dogon people. |
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Bori |
A term for west African spirits |
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Candomblé |
New world religion when roots in west Africa - particularly Yoruba culture - which is prominent in Brazil |
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Dama |
A dogon rite of passage marking the transition to adulthood and to the afterlife |
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Divination |
The attempt to learn about events that will happen in the future through supernatural means. |
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Ifa |
The divination system of the Yoruba religion, believed to be revealed to humanity by the gods |
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Kinjiketele |
The leader of the Maji Maji rebellion in Tanganyika. |
Today's Tanzania |
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Medium |
A person who is processed by a spirit and thus mediated between the human and spirit worlds |
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Moran |
A young man in Samburu or Massai culture who has been circumcised and thus has special cultural and religious duties. |
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Odu |
The original prophets in Yoruba religion |
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Oshun |
A Yoruba goddess |
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Pantheon |
A group of deities or spirits |
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Rites of passage |
Rituals that mark the translation from one life stage to another |
Graduation |
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Santeria |
New world religion with roots in west Africa; prominent in Cuba. |
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Vodou |
New world religion with roots in west Africa; prominent in haiti and haitian diaspora |
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Witchcraft |
A term used by western scholars to describe the use of supernatural powers to harm others |
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Zar |
Spirits in east Africa |
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