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'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' is rich in mythology. Here are the real-life African and Indigenous inspirations behind its lore.

Wakandans worship a group of deities based on ancient Egyptian and African gods. The name of Wakanda itself has associations with Indigenous tribes and African ethnic groups. The Marvel Universe drew ...
insider.si.edu

African gods : contemporary rituals and beliefs / photographs by Daniel Lainé ; preface by Tobie Nathan ; essays by Anne Stamm and Pierre Saulnier

Foreword -- African religions -- Vodun -- For the Bamileke, death does not exist -- The Hogon foregoes physical contact -- Blue, the color of ritual death -- Sexual intercourse as mystical expression ...
PBS

Religions of the African Diaspora

African religions include Islam and Christianity, but also hundreds of diverse and complex indigenou African religions include Islam and Christianity, but also hundreds of diverse and complex ...
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African gods: Yemoja, the caring mother

Yemoja, a water goddess is often portrayed as a benevolent mother. In Yoruba mythology, she is one of 16 Orishas (gods) sent by Olodumare. (The supreme god). Yemoja descended on a rope to create the ...
Dallas Observer

Thank Gods For Art

Maybe Dallas artist Richard Ross should be careful when he invokes the name of African gods in his works. Those gods can get a little touchy. Ross’ current show at the Magnolia Theatre in the West ...