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yoruba tribes of africa. also found in brazil and cuba
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yoruba tribes of africa. also found in brazil and cuba
more information English: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exu In Yoruba mythology , Eshu is an Orisha , and one of the most respected deities of the tradition. He has a wide range of responsibilities: the protector of travelers,god of roads, particularly crossroads, the deity with the power over fortune and misfortune, and the personification of death, a psychopomp. Every magical ceremony or ritual began with an offering to Eshu; failure to do so guaranteed failure in the intent of the ceremony. Within the Santeria/Lukumi religion developed by the descendents of West African slaves, Eshu was identified with Saint Anthony or Saint Michael , depending on the situation. He is identified by the colours red and black, and his caminos , or paths (compare: avatar ) are often represented carrying a cane, shepherd's crook, as well as a pipe. Eshu is a trickster - god , and plays frequently malicious tricks for the purpose of causing maturation. He is a difficult teacher, but a good one. As an example, Eshu was walking down the road one day, wearing a hat that was red on one side and blue on the other. Sometime after he departed, the villagers who had seen him began arguing about whether the stranger's hat was blue or red. The villagers on one side of the road had only been capable of seeing the blue side, and the villagers on the other side had only been capable of seeing the red half. They nearly fought over the argument, until Eshu came back and cleared the mystery, teaching the villagers about how one's perspective can alter one's perception of reality, and can be easily fooled. (In many versions of this tale, the two tribes were not stopped short of violence; they actually annihilated each other, and Eshu laughed at the result, saying "Bringing strife is my greatest joy". Eshu is thus a prototype of the maltheistic view of God's nature.) Alternative: Exú ( Brazilian Vodun ), Eleggua ( Cuban Vodun ), Esu, Legba .
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more information Deutsch: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exú
Exú ist einer der Orixás im Candomblé Hüter der Tempel, Häuser, Städte und Personen Synkretisierung: St. Gabriel Gruß: Laroê Exú Namen: Exú-Elegbá, Exú-Alaketo Tag: Montag Farben: Rot und Schwarz Reich: männliche Potenz Zeichen: Skorpion Werkzeug: Knüppel (Ogo) Exú nimmt eine Sonderrolle unter den Orixás ein. Er wird eher den Geistern zugerechnet und ist der Türhüter und Götterbote. Jede Candomblé -Zeremonie beginnt mit einem Toque für Exú, um ihn milde zu stimmen, so dass er kein Unheil anrichtet und die Kommunikation mit den Orixás herstellt. Oft wird er mit dem Teufel assoziert. Damit ist aber nicht der christliche Teufel, die Inkarnation des Bösen gemeint, sondern eher der anarchische, schalkhafte Mephistopheles . Er ist frech, impulsiv, chaotisch, unberechenbar, stiftet gerne Verwirrung und Streit und hat Macht über das sexuelle Begehren. Er wird gleichzeitig geachtet und gefürchtet. Sein widersprüchlicher Charakter wird durch folgende Beschreibung versinnbildlicht: Wenn er am Boden sitzt, stößt er mit dem Kopf an der Decke an, steht er auf, so ist er genau so hoch wie der Teppich. |
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