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- noun Alternative spelling of
orisha .
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Examples
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The book's charismatic protagonist is Santiago Castañeda Vera, a spiritual practitioner who "works" the spirits of the dead and whose sacred oricha is Yemaya, the mother of the waters.
Archive 2008-04-01 Christopher 2008
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The book's charismatic protagonist is Santiago Castañeda Vera, a spiritual practitioner who "works" the spirits of the dead and whose sacred oricha is Yemaya, the mother of the waters.
Duke Publish Fantistic Photographic Enthnography Of Santeria Christopher 2008
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"Ochun is the oricha, or deity, that wears yellow and lives in the rivers," says this man.
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