Yoruba Religion Around the World
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According to Professor S. A. Akintoye, the Yorùbá people spread across the globe in an unprecedented fashion; the reach of their culture is largely due to migration of personnel. Some of this movement occured during periods that pre-date the Egyptian dynasties whilst the most recent migration occurred during the "holocaust" of the 1300–1900 AD. During the latter period many were assimilated into the trade and transported to Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Venezuela and other parts of the World. With them, they carried their religious beliefs. The school-of-thought integrated into what now constitutes the core of the "New World lineages".":
- Santería or "regla lucumi" (Cuba)
- Oyotunji (U.S.)
- Candomblé (Brazil)
- Umbanda (Brazil)
- Batuque (Brazil)
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