Yoruba Religion Around The World
According to Professor S. A. Akintoye, the Yorùbá are/were exquisite statesmen spread across the globe in an unprecedented fashion; the reach of their culture is largely due to migration of personnel. Some of this movement occurred during periods that pre-date the Egyptian dynasties; whilst the most recent migration occurred during the "holocaust" (i.e. The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade) of the 1300–1900. During this period of holocaust, many were captured and sold into the Atlantic slave 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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