Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens: The Divine Feminine in the African Religious Traditions

Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens: The Divine Feminine in the African Religious Traditions

Throughout Africa and beyond in the diaspora caused by the slave trade, the divine feminine was revered in the forms of goddesses like the ancient Nana Buluku, water spirits like Yemaya, Oshun, and Ma…

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