Orunmila
Sign in to saveỌrunmila (, also Ọrúnla or Orúla in Latin America) is the Orisha of wisdom, knowledge, and divination in the Yoruba religion. He is believed to be the creator of the Ifá and Babalawo concepts. He is a high priest of Ifá.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Yoruba
- Deity.other_names
- Orunmila or Orunmilá; Orúnla or Orúla or Agbonniregun or Ifá
- Deity.member_of
- Irunmọlẹ
- Deity.deity_of
- Wisdom, Knowledge, Divination, Philosophy, Fate, Destiny, Prophecy, Civilization, Enlightenment.
- Deity.venerated_in
- Yoruba religion, Umbanda, Candomble, Santeria, Haitian Vodou, Folk Catholicism
- Deity.color
- Green, Yellow, White
- Deity.world
- Yorubaland
- Deity.weapon
- None
- Deity.gender
- Male
- Deity.artifacts
- Opon Ifá
- Deity.siblings
- Ọsanyìn
- Deity.region
- Nigeria, Benin, Latin America
- Deity.ethnic_group
- Yoruba
- Deity.parents
- Alayeru and Oroko
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Historical and literary sources
- Priesthood and initiation
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Resources
Ọrunmila (, also Ọrúnla or Orúla in Latin America) is the Orisha of wisdom, knowledge, and divination in the Yoruba religion. He is believed to be the creator of the Ifá and Babalawo concepts. He is a high priest of Ifá.
==Historical and literary sources== Following the categories developed by the Nigerian scholar Peju Yemaje, Orunmila is recognized as a primordial Orisha, an Irunmọlẹ, one that existed before the creation of humanity and resides in Ọrun.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Orunmila” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.