Yoruba Traditions and African American Religious Nationalism

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xi I L LUS T R AT IONS FIGURE 1. Cristobal Oliana 78 FIGURE 2. Entrance to King Shango 93 FIGURE 3. Bus advertising Harlem’s Yoruba Temple 98 FIGURE 4. Original certificate of incorporation 99 FIGURE 5. Chief Orisa Mola Akinyele Awolowo 103 FIGURE 6. Oseijeman Adefunmi at a street rally 112 FIGURE 7. Oseijeman Adefunmi leading parade 115 FIGURE 8. Nigerian drummer Babatunde Olatunji 116 FIGURE 9. Cuban immigrants welcome President Fidel Castro 145 FIGURE 10. Oseijeman Adefunmi performs a ritual 148 FIGURE 11. Leadership of the Republic of New Africa 157 FIGURE 12. Welcome sign written in Yoruba and English 168 FIGURE 13. Shrine of Esu-Elegba 169 FIGURE 14. Arched entranceway to Oyotunji African Village 171 FIGURE 15. Founder of Oyotunji African Village 172 FIGURE 16. Oyotunji African Village residents and chieftans 175 FIGURE 17. Young Oyotunji dancer and drummers 183 FIGURE 18. Tourist brochure featuring Oyotunji African Village 193 FIGURE 19. Oba Adefunmi performing Ifa divination 204 FIGURE 20. Oba Adejuyibe Adefunmi II 221 xii FIGURE 21. Oba Adefunmi and Oyotunji chiefs with the Ooni of Ife 224 FIGURE 22. Advertisement for First Afrikan Presbyterian Church 255 FIGURE 23. Egungun ancestor masquerade dancer 290 FIGURE 24. Baba Medahochi Kofi Omowale Zannu 306 FIGURE 25. Members of Egbe Sankofa Kingdom of the Gods of Afraka 309 FIGURE 26. Recycle receptacle at Oyotunji African Village 332 FIGURE 27. Processional of North American Yoruba practitioners 341 ...