Olorun
Olorun (Olódùmarè, Odumare, Olófi) is in the religion of the Yoruba the creator of the Ashé and the Orishas . He is without a specific gender.
He is together with the orishas and the ancestors (égún) in heaven (òrun), but only the orishas Obatala and Ellegua know his “whereabouts”.
It has several aspects. Olofi is the aspect that can still be reached by humans through orishas. But it is far from the problems of everyday life . Olódùmarè are not given any offerings, nor are any priests consecrated to him.
Web links
- Dr. Hans Gerald Hödl, lecture from 2003: African Religions II - Introduction to the religion of the Yorùbá ( Memento from March 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF, 1.9 MB)
Footnotes
- ↑ Kerstin Volkenandt: 6.1 Olodumare and the Orishas ( Memento from October 11, 2002 in the Internet Archive )