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| African art and masks of the Yoruba (Yorba,
Yorouba). The Yoruba
people live in Nigeria and Benin (formerly the kingdom of Dahomey),
and number nearly 24 million people. Beginning around 1000 AD, the
Yoruba built a thriving network of cities and trading routes. Many
of those cities survive today, and much of the original societal
structure is preserved. Yoruba kings, known as "Oba", are
still considered sacred, and still live in palaces in the center of
town, surrounded by the residences of their lesser chiefs. Echoes of
the Yoruba can even be felt in the Americas in the form of Santeria.
This religious tradition evolved in Cuba when the ritual practices
of imported Yoruba slaves mixed with Christian theology of the new
world. Santeria is still practiced today in many parts of the new
world, and still retains it's recognizable Yoruba origins. |
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