Customer Reviews

Yemonja Maternal Divinity: Tranquil Sea Turbulent Tides (Divine Tales of the Yorubas)

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There aren't many books about Yeye Yemoja but this is a very good book to have because of the number of ese / pataki (stories) pertaining to this Great Orisa and her relationships with the other Orisa. If you are familiar with the attributes of Yemoja then you'll enjoy reading how she interacts with other Orisa,and her sense of problem solving found in a few of these stories. Initiates & seasoned practitioners will quickly notice within these stories the source of some of the taboos and practices associated not only with Yemoja but other Orisa as well. I hope these authors produce more good works on the Mother of Fishes Yeye mi Yemoja.

This book is very informative and interesting, but the grammatical and typographical errors are horrible. The endnotes are in strange places and some are missing. Whole pages are duplicated. This book needs serious editing.

I loved this book! It is fun to read, with lots of information on the different paths or roads of Yemonja.

I will echo some of the sentiments made here in saying that this is a wonderful book filled with some great Ese on Yemonja as well as regarding many other Orisa.

There are not many readily available books containing traditional mythology on Orisa, or Yemonja for that matter, making this book a rare treasure.

Serious students of Orisa theology are forever indebted to the authors of this text.