62 pages 2 hours read

Quiara Alegría Hudes

My Broken Language: A Memoir

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2021

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Index of Terms

Ifá

Ifá is a Yoruba divination system that uses a corpus of texts and calls on a priest to interpret a series of signs.

Lukumí

Lukumí, also spelled Lucumí, is another name for Santería, an Afro-Caribbean religion brought to the region from West Africa by enslaved Yoruba people. It is most prominent in Cuba but also practiced on other Caribbean islands.

Orisha

The Orisha are divine spirits in Yoruba religions and the resulting Caribbean Santería. There are many different Orisha, including Eleguá, Changó, Oshun, and Ogun, and each is worshiped in a different way.