Ashé

Ashé (Àşe, Aché, Axé, from Yoruba àṣẹ ) is the universal life energy in the Yoruba religion , which works in the Yoruba cosmos in the invisible area (òrun) and the visible area (aye) . It is not only present in all living beings and objects, but also in all immaterial spiritual beings ( orishas and ancestors), prayers , songs and gestures .

Ashé decreases in the course of time despite a "good character" (ìwa pèlé) and has to be recharged through religious rituals (including animal sacrifices ).

The name of the Brazilian musical style Axé is derived from Ashé .

Web links

Hans Gerald Hödl : African Religions II - Introduction to the religion of the Yorùbá . ( Memento from March 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Lecture from 2003

Footnotes

↑ What Is Ase Ire? . Ase Ire.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
↑ Metropolitan Museum of Art : 12. Carved Calabash ( Memento of January 7, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) (English)

[1] What Is Ase Ire? . Ase Ire.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2016.

[2] Metropolitan Museum of Art : 12. Carved Calabash ( Memento of January 7, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) (English)