Elegua (Yoruba: Èṣù-Ẹlẹ́gbára and Ẹlẹ́gbá, also spelled Eleggua; known as Eleguá in Latin America and Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands) is an Orisha, a deity of roads in the religions of Santería, Winti, Umbanda, Quimbanda, Holy Infant of Atocha, and Candomblé.[1][2]
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Elegua (Yoruba: Èṣù-Ẹlẹ́gbára and Ẹlẹ́gbá, also spelled Eleggua; known as Eleguá in Latin America and Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands) is an Orisha...
transported with Africans to the Americas under the names of Exu, Echu-Elegua, Papa Legba, and Papa Le Bas. Esu and his variants all serve as messengers...
was more similar to Baron Samedi than the mythical Papa Legba himself. Elegua The Father of Spirits Morris, Brian, Religion and Anthropology: A Critical...
after death. The primary five that practitioners are first initiated in are Eleguá, Obatalá, Changó (Sangó), Ochún (Ọ̀ṣun), and Yemayá (Yemọja), but other...
features in the stage name "Eshu Tune" of rapper and comedian Hannibal Buress Elegua Traditional African religion portal Kalfu Falola, Toyin (March 2013). Esu:...
powerful spirits. Note that they are not the same as the Eshu/ Elegua of Lukumi Elegua/ Santeria; as Quimbanda has evolved as a religion, it has created...
Infant of Atocha is sometimes associated with the Yoruba orisha Eshu, or Elegua. This holy infant appears in the 1991 novel Mojo and the Pickle Jar, by...
2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016. Esteves, Sandra María (2005). "Mandala de Elegua". Nuyorican Feminist Performance: From the Café to Hip Hop Theater. University...
also the remover of obstacles and the guardian of the home and crossroads. Elegua (Eshu/Exu in Candomblé), the messenger god and psychopomp in Santería, and...
Free the Slaves; Roger Cram of Hiram College; Janelle Belgrave of Samba Elégua Drummers and Peace Concept; Natasha Falle, a survivor of human trafficking;...
religious cleansing of the area to remove any evil spirits. A prayer is said to Elegua to protect the entranceways from any unwelcome or evil spirits. Shortly...
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