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Orisha
An
orisha
(spelled
orichá
or
orixá
in
Latin America
) is a spirit that reflects one of the manifestations of God (
Eledumare
,
Olorun
,
Olofi
) in
Yoruba religion
. There are a total of 401 orishas. Many orishas have found their way to most of the
New World
as a result of the
Atlantic slave trade
and are now expressed in practices as varied as
Santería
,
Candomblé
,
Trinidad Orisha
, and
Oyotunji
, among others.
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