Oshumaré

Oshumaré ( Portuguese Oxumare , yoruba Òṣùmàrè ) is an Orisha in the religion of the Yoruba and the Afro-American religions based on it such as the Brazilian Candomblé or the Cuban Santería . In the syncretistic connection with Catholic saints he is venerated as Bartholomäus , in Voodoo he is identified with Damballah .

He is the Orisha of the rainbow, who rises as a great serpent from the bottom of the world to drink water in the clouds. Occasionally he is considered a servant of the Shango , who brings water from the earth to Shango's heavenly palace. He rules the seasons, the rain and the drought, and is responsible for hunger and prosperity, which also includes prosperity through lottery winnings and the like. He is considered the son of Nana Buruku and twin brother of Babalú Ayé and the crown of the Yemayá . In the syncretic umbanda it is an aspect of the Oshun .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Alfred Burdon Ellis : The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa . Read Books, 2010. ISBN 1445558971 . P. 81.
2. ^ Alfred Burdon Ellis: The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa . P. 48.
3. ↑ Patrick Bellegarde-Smith: Fragments of bone: neo-African religions in a new world . University of Illinois Press, 2005. ISBN 0252029682 . P. 149.
4. ↑ Randy P. Conner, David Hatfield Sparks: Queering creole spiritual traditions: lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender participation in African-inspired traditions in the Americas . Routledge, 2004. ISBN 1560233516 . P. 76.