American Voudou: Journey Into a Hidden World (106 page)

Authors: Rod Davis

Tags: #Body; Mind & Spirit, #General, #Religion, #Ethnic & Tribal, #Social Science, #Ethnic Studies, #African American Studies, #test

Orite, Iya

background of, 204-5

introduced, 182

performing sacrifice for author, 237-41

petitioning for land ownership, 213

welcoming author, 186-88

Osanyin, 32, 280

Oshun

as feminist hero of voudou mythology, 161

as symbol of sexuality, 197

in orisha pantheon, 32

influence in Orite, 204

influence on author's reading, 221

Lorita as, 31

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