Oshun(Osun),2:509–510
attributes of,1:294,2:509,2: 510
corn and,1: 272
creation myth of,2: 509
as female orisha,2:477,2:509,2: 708
Festival of Oshun and,2:509–510
honey and sexuality of,1: 274
life taken by,2: 509
North American enslavement and,2: 510
Olodumare respect for,2: 477
power and sacredness of womanhood and,
1:212,2: 510
as river goddess,1:294,2: 708
Shango and,2:510,2: 708
Osiris
afterlife and,2: 558
Anubis and,1: 61
See alsoAusar
Oumfò, 2:510–511
commune function of,2: 511
Houngan or Mambo societies and,2: 511
lwa dedicated chambers in,2: 511
structure of,2:510–511
Vodu Temple in Haiti and,2: 510
Ounsi.SeeHounsi(ounsi)
Ovaherero, 2:511–513
concept of God of,2:512–513
dual descent system of,2: 512
geographic location and origins of,2: 511
graves visitation and,2: 513
Mukuru first ancestor of,2: 512
Ndjambi Karunga Supreme Being of,
2:512–513
pastoral lifestyle and social order of,2: 512
sacred cows of,2: 512
the sacred fireozondumeand,2: 513
subgroups of,2:511–512
Ovambo, 2:514
clans of,2: 514
economy of,2: 514
geographic location and origins of,2: 514
Kalunga Supreme God of,2: 514
Namibia topography, weather and,2: 514
Oya, 2:514–516
ancestor world relationships of,2:514–515
Aset and,2: 515
attributes of,2: 515
buffalo disguise of,2: 515
depictions of,2: 516
divination of,2: 515
as female warrior,2:515,2: 516
as Goddess wife of Shango,1: 294
as guardian of gates of death,2:514–515
legends and paths to,2:515–516
North American enslavement and,2: 515
number 9 symbolism of,2:515,2: 516
as River Niger Goddess,1: 294
Shango and,2:515–516
spit and breathe fire capability of,2: 515
veneration of,2: 515Palm-Wine Drinkard,2: 669
Palo, 2:517–520
creation story of,2: 517
Cuban practice of,2:518–519
drums and,1: 222
geographic location of,2: 517
geometric cosmogram of,2: 517
healing and healing agents emphasis in,2: 518
Kalaessence of human existence and,2: 518
living and Dead relationship focus of,2: 517
ngângainitiated person and,2: 518
in North America,2:519–520
in the U.S.,2: 519
worldview of,2:517–518
Panafrican Movement,1:97,1:132,1: 200
Parmar, Pratibha,1:169–170
Patrilineal society
of Bakota people,1:91,1: 93
of Bamana people,1: 100
of Batonga people,1: 112
of Bulu people,1: 142
clitorectomies and,1: 172
of Dagu people,1: 191
of Duala people,1: 224
of Ekoi people,1: 233
of Ewe people,1: 250
multiple marriages in,1: 409
of Ovaherero people,2: 512
of Peul people,2: 528
of Shona people,2: 616
sunsum (spirit) and,1:24,1:25,1:26,
1:49,1: 69
of Tiv people,2: 665
of Zulu people,2: 744
Pedi, 2:520–521
arranged marriages of,2: 521
geographic location, origins and migration
of,2: 520
moral and ethical system of,2: 521846 Index