Home›Sources›Worldview, the Orichas, and Santeria: Africa to Cuba and BeyondSourcesWorldview, the Orichas, and Santeria: Africa to Cuba and BeyondCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Worldview, the Orichas, and Santeria: Africa to Cuba and Beyond." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/worldview-the-orichas-and-santeria-africa-to-cuba-and-beyond.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Worldview, the Orichas, and Santeria: Africa to Cuba and Beyond. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/worldview-the-orichas-and-santeria-africa-to-cuba-and-beyondCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-worldview-the-orichas-and-santeria-afric, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Worldview, the Orichas, and Santeria: Africa to Cuba and Beyond}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/worldview-the-orichas-and-santeria-africa-to-cuba-and-beyond}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXMercedes Cros Sandoval's study traces the orichas and worldview of Santeria across a documented historical arc, from their African Yoruba origins through their Cuban and wider diaspora development, working from that historical and comparative record rather than presenting Santeria as a fixed, undated system. That developmental method, naming specific historical stages of transmission, is the study's real evidentiary basis. This record has not independently traced further scholarly disagreement with Sandoval's specific claims since 2006. Use it for established facts about Santeria's orichas and their syncretic Catholic associations, such as Our Lady of Charity; a comparative historical and ethnographic study, not the tradition's own devotional voice, so a claim needing that voice directly needs a source produced from within the tradition.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (101 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Mercedes Cros Sandoval's scholarly study tracing Santeria's orichas and worldview from their Yoruba origins through Cuban and diaspora development, a comparative historical and ethnographic study rather than the tradition's own devotional voice.NotesWell-attestedMercedes Cros Sandoval's study tracing Santeria's orichas and worldview from their African (Yoruba) origins through their Cuban and diaspora development. Use for established facts about Santeria's orichas and their syncretic Catholic associations such as Our Lady of Charity; a comparative historical and ethnographic study, not the tradition's own devotional voice.CitationAuthorWell-attestedMercedes Cros SandovalPublisherWell-attestedUniversity Press of FloridaPublication YearWell-attested2006Source TypeWell-attestedbookCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithOur Lady of Charity of El Cobre, Figures Well-attested This source names Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre directly: "Catholic associations, such as Our Lady of Charity; a comparative historical and ethnographic study, not the tradition's own devotional voice, so a claim needing that voice directly needs a source..."Source Worldview, the Orichas, and Santeria: Africa to Cuba and BeyondMercedes Cros Sandovaltier 1Claims Backed By This Source (101 claims)This source backs 101 claims across the atlas. As facts: 55 well-attested. As cited relationships: 17 holds. Plus 29 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicDeities, 39 claims: 9 well-attested, 12 holds, 18 general references.Figures, 24 claims: 19 well-attested, 1 holds, 4 general references.Articles, 13 claims: 13 well-attested.Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.Religious Roles & Titles, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Disciplines, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Organizations, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.Religions, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.Rituals, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Subcategories, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Religious Organization & Structure, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested55ArticlesFeast, Patronage, and IconographyIconography and the Two LazarusesPatroness of CubaPatroness of the Bay of HavanaPrayer Learned Through Initiation, Not PublicationThe Black Madonna of ChipionaThe Orisha, the Saints, and Why They Were PairedThe Three Juans and the Patroness of CubaThe Virgin of the Copper MinesThe Virgin Who Ransomed CaptivesTwo Lazaruses, One Beloved SaintVeneration and the Patron of the SickWhat Was Actually ProtectedDeitiesBabalú-AyéOchosiOsanyinShangoYemojaDisciplinesDiloggunFiguresLazarusOur Lady of Charity of El CobreOur Lady of MercyOur Lady of ReglaReligious Roles & TitlesSantero / SanteraRitualsItutuSourcesWorldview, the Orichas, and Santeria: Africa to Cuba and BeyondSubcategoriesOrisha DeitiesHolds17DeitiesAganjuBabalú-AyéEshuObatalaOchosiOgunOrunmilaOshunShangoThe OrishasYemojaFiguresLazarusOrganizationsChurch of the Lukumi Babalu AyeReligionsSantería (Lucumí)Religious Roles & TitlesSantero / SanteraSourcesWorldview, the Orichas, and Santeria: Africa to Cuba and BeyondGeneral References29DeitiesAganjuBabalú-AyéEshuExuObatalaOchosiOgunOlodumareOlokunOsanyinOshunOyaShangoThe OrishasYemojaDisciplinesDiloggunFiguresLazarusOur Lady of Charity of El CobreOur Lady of MercyOur Lady of ReglaOrganizationsChurch of the Lukumi Babalu AyeReligionsSantería (Lucumí)Religious Organization & StructureIleReligious Roles & TitlesSantero / SanteraRitualsItutuSubcategoriesOrisha DeitiesComments (0)No comments yet. 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