Oya: In Praise of an African Goddess

by Judith I. Gleason

Explores how the goddess Oya is worshipped by the Yoruba people of Africa and discusses the meaning of Oya for Westerners

Genres: Spirituality, Nonfiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[A. Hexalane]

I was not able to read this book, because, in the introduction, the author admits that she was given a prescription to give an offering of a horse bit to Oya many years ago, and she admits that she never followed through on this task. It is difficult for me to imagine how a person could publish a book about a goddess whom she knows she owes something to, and thus cannot revere properly. She is clearly not a true adherent to any religion Oya is a part of, and I had to put the book down immediately.