Module 7: The Lucumí Tradition — Ifá in Cuba

How Ifá crossed the Atlantic and became the Cuban tradition: the crossing, the cabildos, Regla de Ocha, the Lucumí language and the libretas. Five lessons.

1. 1.The crossing: how the Yoruba reached CubaThe collapse of Ọ̀yọ́, the Cuban sugar boom, and why "Lucumí" became the name of an entire people.
2. 2.The cabildos: the institution that kept the religionThe colonial brotherhoods by African "nation" — the space where the religion survived and reorganized.
3. 3.Regla de Ocha and Cuban IfáHow the cult consolidated: olorishas and babalawos, the ritual division of labor, and the doorway — the Hand of Orunmila.
4. 4.The Lucumí language: a Yoruba frozen in ritualWhy the names sound different: vowel elision, Spanish spelling, and the Odu names that cannot be derived.
5. 5.From the libretas to the Tratado: tradition becomes textThe notebooks copied from godparent to godchild, the first printed manual, and how to read this material today.

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