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Index Italicized page numbers indicate illustrations. Abebe, 10, 69, 78, 79, 81, 255–58. See also Fan Abebe, Chief Victoria, 237–38, 242–45, 245, 246, 247–49, 248 Abeokuta, 4, 9n4, 84, 252 Abimbola, ’Wande: 4, 263; essay by, 141–54 Abimbolu, D. O., 249 Abiodun, Roland, 2, 45, 252, 263; essay by, 10–33 Abramson, Charles, 260–61, 262 Ache, 35, 115, 119, 122, 126n16. See also Ase; Ashe Ade (crown), 6, 19, 20, 21, 69, 78 Adefunmi, Oseijiman, 173 Adeniji, Pa, 31, 32n6 Adepegba, Cornelius, 4, 263; essay by, 102–12 Afoxe, 5, 79, 83n12 Agallu, 114 Agnelo, Antonio, 71 Agogo, 69 Agua dulce, 43 AIDS, 8, 230, 231, 232 Aina, J. Ade, Pastor, 249 Aje (wealth), 22, 24–26 Aje (Our Mothers), 6, 16, 19, 25, 28, 32n19, 47, 50, 52, 131–32, 142, 164n15, 172, 190, 194–95, 206 Ajoke, Osunnikanatomi (Barbara Barrett), 166, 169, 171–73, 174, 179–80, 184–85, 186 Ajirotitu of Ilesha, 252, 253, 262 Akan, 183 Alabes, 69, 76 Alade, 6–7 Aladura, 2 Alaketu, 72 Alapini, 72 Alejos, 125n7 Amado, Jorge, 79 Amala, 73, 82n5 Angola, 69, 163n9 Aninha, Mãe, 74 Anthony, St., 76 Aparecida, Our Lady, 69 Apetevi (Apetebi), 117 Aragbiji, 6 Argentina, 69, 82n2 Arioko, 69 Arugba Osun (Osun’s calabash carrier), 52, 54, 56–58, 61, 192 Ase, 11, 18, 21, 26, 28–29, 32n15, 128–31, 134, 138–39, 149, 152, 207, 210 Ashanti, 183 Ashe, 255. See also Ache; Ase ASPCA, 159 Ataoja (ruler of Osogbo), 50, 54, 56–65, 135–36, 259 Ate, 117 Awe, Bolanle, 5 Axe music, 75 Axogum, 72 Ayagguna, 35 Aye, 114 Ayeni, William, 7 Aziri, 69 Baba, 116 Baba Acho, 116 Babalawo (Babalao), 2–3, 18, 126n14, 173 Babalu-Aye, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42. See also Lazaro, St.; Obaluaye Badagry, 242 Badejo, Diedre L., 2, 4, 263; essay by, 128–40 Bagunça, 224–26 Bahia (Salvador da Bahia), 5, 43n5, 68–83, 166, 181–82, 255, 257, 258 Ballet Nacional de Cuba, 44n7 Bamboche, 99n10 Barbara, St., 91 Barbosa, Jocenira, 72 Barnes, Sandra T., 1, 5 Barreto, Solon, 77–78 Barrett, Barbara. See Ajoke, Osunnikanatomi Bastide, Roger, 223, 224 Bellah, Robert, 62 Benedi, Lazaro, 96 Benin, 72 Bianca (priestess of Ochun), 8, 156f. Biscayne Bay, 5 Blocos Afros, 5, 79, 83n12 Bochinche, 260 Bonfim, Manuelo, 77 Botanica, 159, 177 Brandon, George, 8, 263; essay by, 155–64 Brazil, 4–5, 8, 43n5, 68–83, 84, 85, 155, 164n12, 166, 176, 181–82, 185, 213– 29, 251, 255, 258, 259 Brooklyn, 260–61 Buenos Aires, 82n2 Buzios, 81, 83n6 Cabildos, 5, 91, 93 Caboclos, 215, 216 Cabrera, Lydia, 41, 87, 94, 116, 117, 253– 54, 260 Cachita, 40, 88, 96, 113. See also Charity, Our Lady of Calazans, Veve, 68, 82n1 Caminos, 34–40, 43n3, 95, 113, 120. See also Osun, roads of; Roads Candomble, 69–72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 79, 81, 84, 165, 167, 177, 181, 182, 214, 215, 217, 220, 221, 223, 224–25, 227–28n6, 228n10, 230 Caridad del Cobre. See Charity, Our Lady of Caroa, 222 Cardoso, Lindembergue, 78 Carmen of Gantois, 84 Carneiro, Edison, 73, 83n7 Carneiro, Souza, 73 Carnival, 74, 75–76, 79 Carybe (Hector Barnabo), 78, 83nn9,10 Casa de Oxum, 74 Castellanos, Isabel, 7, 264; essay by, 34–45 Catholicism (Catholic Church), 7, 76, 82, 87, 91, 92–93, 94, 97–98, 99nn8,9 125n3, 158, 176–77, 183, 213, 214, 217, 240, 242, 245, 248, 249n5 Caymmi, Dorival, 8, 79 Cespedes, Carlos, 90 Chango, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44n12, 114, 120–22, 126n15, 160–61. See also Sango; Xango Charity (Umbanda), 227n3 Charity, Our Lady of (Caridad del Cobre), 5, 40, 44n11, 87–88, 89, 90–98, 99nn11,12, 99–100n14, 113, 155, 266 index 268 Christ Apostolic Church, 240, 244 Christianity, 2, 7, 48, 56, 63, 91, 108, 115, 135, 165, 174, 175, 176, 179, 180–81, 185, 237–38, 240–42, 244–49 Cidade Mae, 74 Cieba tree, 39, 44n8 Civil Religion, 49, 61–65 Cleusa of Gantois, 84 Cleveland, Ohio, 166, 171, 184 Collazo, Julito, 255 Conceiçao, Maria Julia de, 84 Conception, Our Lady of, 69, 82, 213, 217 Congo, 163n9, 217, 219 Copper, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 170, 214, 252 Costa, Gal, 84 Cozumel, Mexico, 181 Creole, 88, 91 Cuba, 4–5, 7, 36, 43n5, 87–98, 98–99n4, 113, 119, 124, 125n10, 155, 157, 158, 163n7, 163–64n12, 185, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255...

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