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African-derived religions (ADRs) are used to identify the religions that were transplanted to the Americas with the enslavement of Africans. The term is used to cover the Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Brazilian religions whose traditions have survived until today, and they continue to be sources of spirituality to the people.1
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In Yoruba land, they are known as orishas. See also Idowu, E. B. (1962). Olodumare: God in Yoruba Belief. Longman: London, p. 1184. See also Dopamu, Abiola T. (2007). “Religious Pluralism in Nigeria: The Example of the Yoruba.” In Ade P. Dopamu et al. (eds.). Dialogue: Issues in Contemporary Discussion. Lagos: Small Books.
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Cladenogenesis is the process of branching out into newer species having lost communication with their origin, changes are accumulated in phonology, syntax, and semantics. See Yusuf Noah and Andy Olagbemi. (1988). “Language, Society and Culture.” In Communication, Language & Culture in Society. Lagos: Bolaji & Associates.
For more information on Oshun, see M. I. Oguntoyinbo-Atere, “Women, Religion and Culture: An Appraisal of the Position of Women in Yoruba land (Nigeria).” Africa: Our Times and Culture, Vol. 1, part two, pp. 215–223. See also Diedre L. Badejo (1991). “Oral Literature of the Yoruba Goddess Osun.” In Jacob K. Olupona and Toyin Falola (eds.). Religion and Society in Nigeria. Historical and Sociological Perspectives. Ibadan: Spectrum Books Limited, pp. 81–96.
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Oguntoyinbo-Atere, M.I. (2015). African-Derived Religions in Diaspora: An Overview. In: Aderibigbe, I.S., Medine, C.M.J. (eds) Contemporary Perspectives on Religions in Africa and the African Diaspora. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137498052_10
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