rival empires: Islam and the religions of spirit possession among the Òyóo‐Yorùbá
American Ethnologist August 1, 1994 J. Lorand Matory 60 citations
Possession religions have frequently been treated as women's means to redress their subordination. Like many other religions so discussed, the Òyóo‐Yorùbá worship of Sàngó and Yem⊙ja endures in a predominantly Muslim region. The following discussion will illustrate that such religions, though highly gendered in their symbolism and personnel, need not redress the interests of women or of the...