Written by mama zogbe cheif honounamengansie vivian hunterhindrew m. Halffish and halfhuman, mami wata straddles earth and water, culture and nature. A great book for anyone interested in the african ancestral lineage of the goddess. Umnono independent spirits they often have to do things by themselves guided by spritis and dreams and no impande can heal them can be east, central and west africa there are two types of ubunyangaimimoya mostly found in the southern part of africa. Magical blend interview w ith master akuete durchbach 4. They produced the worlds first oracles, prophetess and prophets. Africas ancient goddess unveiled vol i reclaiming the ancient mami wata vodoun history and heritage of the diaspora by mama zogbe vivian hunterhindrew m. Mar 20, 2014 mami wata african water god and model for non black goddesses stay safe and healthy.
Ancient and medieval africa social studies school service. Mami wata africas ancient goddess unveiled mama zogbe. Mamiwata download free ebook in pdf format and epub. A mural spanning the top of the gate shows manacled africans walking out through the waves, toward a future of permanent hardship if they survived. Mar 20, 2014 mami wata african water god and model for non black goddesses. Offering a wealth of perspectives on african modern and modernist art from the midnineteenth century to the present, this new companion features essays by african, european, and north american authors who assess the work of individual artists as well as exploring broader themes such as discoveries of new technologies and globalization. Ancient african goddess reawakens in the soul of the diaspora. Wonderful ethiopians of the ancient cushite empire drusilla dunjee houston ye are gods annalise scranton the sibyls, the prophetess of mami wata mama zogbe mami wata africas ancient goddess unveiled mama zogbe. About this time, 3,500 years ago, a royal princess named hatshepsut hatshepsoot became ruler of this vast empire.
Even though mami wata has been labeled of the voodoun religion, i found many, many, many associations of content in the book with my study of the kemetic goddesses. Voodoo worshipers after performing rituals to mami wata goddess at ouidah ouidahs most striking memorial the giant gate of no return arch looms at the end of the slave trail, by the sea. To hear this show in its entirety click the link below. This volume provides an overview of the black queens, madonnas and goddesses who dominated the history and imagination of ancient times. African divinity celebrated through the beauty of a woman. Wonders of the african world episodes black kingdoms. He is pictured as tall and white with only half of his body visible. Mami wata is sometimes seen as a metaphor for modern african conditions having the knowledge of global wealth and the desire for largescale consumption, but lacking the actual wealth or access to the world s wealth that would enable africans to participate in that system. Woman and children on the west coast of africa often look to her for protection, and this is the story of one such girl, who was helped by mami wata. Voodoo and west africas spiritual life the voodoo religion, with 30 million followers in west africa, is one of the most misunderstood faiths in the world. Nana banchie darkwahs work to shows how the hattians were an ewe tribe from africa. This first definitive work on the predomiance of this powerful african deity throughout the ancient world has quickly become a cult classic.
According to some renowned scholars, the name mami wata was originally formulated in ancient egypt and mesopotamia, and is derived from a composite of two african words, mami, and wata. Chief hounon mami wata vodoun amengansie priestess. Their footprints have been found in the ash of volcanic explosions. Arts for water spirits in africa and its diasporas.
Basically, its more spam from mama zogbe who claims a masters in education. Mami wata are ancient, african deities whose primordial origins and name can be. Heroine who saved her father form death with the help of the moon goddess. I couldnt find the physical book, so my reading was limited to the first some 200pages. Mami wata is the term most used to refer to mermaid entity in african culture. Mami wata is often portrayed as a mermaid, a snake charmer, or a combination of both. A waterspirit, sometimes described as a mermaid figure, who can found throughout the western coastal regions and into central. The hidden messages of mammy water in southeastern nigeria jellbahlsen. Africas ancient goddess unveiled, reclaiming the ancient mami wata vodoun history and heritage of the due to covid19, orders may be delayed. According to generally accepted evolutionary theory, africa is the ancient home of all human kindall homo sapiens can trace their descent from the peoples who first walked upright across africas mountains and plains. She is widely believed to have overseas origins, and her depictions have been profoundly influenced by representations of ancient, indigenous african water spirits, european mermaids, hindu gods and goddesses, and christian and muslim saints. Click download or read online button to get mami wata africa s ancient god dess unveiled vol i book now.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Mami wata are ancient, african deities whose primordial origins and name can be traced linguistically through the languages of africa. Mami wata, goddess of water, is from the oral tradition of ghana. List of books and articles about ancient africa online. The mami wata deities have been apart of african and other indigenous spiritual systems since time immemorial. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook. Darkwah demonstrates that hatti consist of a ewe people and even the ewe goddess nanna was found venerated by hattians in the amarna letters. According to generally accepted evolutionary theory, africa is the ancient home of all human kindall homo sapiens can trace their descent from the peoples who first walked upright across africa s mountains and plains. Africas ancient goddess unveiled, this book is good primer for those wanting a solid foundation on vodouns origins. Although anyone the world over can be born to the mami watas, the cultural, ritual and ceremonial rites and tradition in how they are served is still extant in. Reclaiming the ancient vodoun heritage of the diaspora. See more ideas about gods and goddesses, african and african mythology. Jul 01, 2004 an indepth historical overview of the mami wata vodoun ancestral traditions now practiced in west africa and in the diaspora.
Read all of the posts by ria sweetraw on my face in history project. While men were wage earners, those described as free. Chief hounonamengansie, mama zogbe vivian hunter hindrew mami wata. The history of africas precolonial kingdoms and empires as well as their significance in african history. Africas ancient goddess representing the mother goddess. While men were wage earners, those described as free women residing in. Mami wata africa s ancient god dess unveiled vol i. She can also easily assume aspects of a hindu god or goddess without. Earthmedicine africa mystic mystical encounters of a. It chronicles the historic origins of its queen mothers whom many were sibyl prophetesses mamaissiis. A comprehensive, well researched book on the ancient history and cultural origins of mami wata. Using the igala traditional concept of the suprasensible in the light of the african traditional religion, we situate the belief system within either polytheistic or monotheistic structures, but not without some sense of.
She is the owner of an extensive website mami wata. Engage your students during remote learning with video readalouds. The pillars of the earth sweeps through 12thcentury england in an era of raging civil war, telling of a group of men and women whose fates are linked to the building of a architectural digest, volume 48, 1991, architecture download mami wata. Africas ancient goddess unveiled t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s 2. Vol 1 ejiogbe orangun meji, isbn 97809810019 chief s. Civilizations great and small arose and fell on this.
The unit below on kush, ghana, mali, songhay, and benin was written with seventh graders in mind, but can easily be adapted for grades 59. Africa has the longest human history of any continent. We have no means to determine its reliability or usefulness. It is a snake goddess, an africas ancient goddess representing the mother goddess.
The mami wata healers society of north america inc. The sibyls were the original focal vatican of sacerdotal power of the entire ancient world. At the height of its power, egypt spread north to presentday syria and south to what is now sudan. In ancient rome, they first established the holy seat of the vatican advising. The theft of african prophecy by the catholic church. For 6,000 years, africa was ruled by a powerful order of sibyl matriarchs. Found in the palace shrine of knossos in pregrecian afrominoan, matriarchal crete. Heraklion archaeological museum, greece for the greeks and romans, mermaidslike the partbird, parthuman sirenssymbolized danger. Mami wata african water god and model for non black. Mami wata is often portrayed with the head and torso of a woman and the tail of a fish fig. Feb 09, 2004 voodoo and west africa s spiritual life the voodoo religion, with 30 million followers in west africa, is one of the most misunderstood faiths in the world. Aug 07, 2017 sibyls demystifying the absence of the african ancestress the first prophetess of mami wata the sibyls, the first prophetess of mami wata pdf mami wata. Woman and children on the west coast of africa often look to her for protection, and this is the. Uncorrupted and free from tampering by outside influences and perversion, this great book along with the other series will give you a step by step account of the original religion practice by the ancient sumerians, egyptians right along down the line, you will learn the various goddess and gods birth by ma wu and sent to earth to assist us.
The authors have concentrated on ethiopia and egypt because the documents in the nile valley are couminous compared to the sketchier record in other parts of africa, but also because the imagination of the. Using the igala traditional concept of the suprasensible in the light of the african traditional religion, we situate the belief system within either polytheistic or monotheistic structures, but not without some sense of hermeneutics and critical discourse. T a b l e o f c o n t e n t s v o l u m e i mami wata yeveh. A female spirit of the zulus who makes the maize grow. Black women in antiquity journal of african civilizations. What most people dont know is that ancient nubia was the site of highly advanced black african civilizations that rivaled ancient egypt in wealth, power and cultural development. Africa s ancient goddess unveiled vol i reclaiming the ancient mami wata vodoun history and heritage of the diaspora by mama zogbe vivian hunterhindrew m. The deity of agriculture, she is venerated in springtime. African hominins date from at least 4 million years ago. God in the sky, god on earth, creator god, river god.
India printed in great britain on acid free paper by clays ltd, st ives plc isbn 9780199204519 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. They produced the world s first oracles, prophetess and prophets. Ed order your copy here mar 25, 2016 mami wata of western africa. An indepth historical overview of the mami wata vodoun ancestral traditions now practiced in west africa and in the diaspora. Ancient egypt was africas first great civilization.
Annals of the new york academy of sciences, 8101 queens, queen, 1034. A companion to modern african art gitti salami, monica. In patrilineal based on relationship to the father or descent through the male line societies, social rank and property is passed down in the female line from mothers to sons. Africas ancient goddess unveiled, reclaiming the ancient mami wata vodoun history and heritage of the due to. The first prophetess of mami watathe theft of african. Civilizations of ancient and medieval africa, and the transsahara trade route time frame.