Facets Of The Diamond Volume 1

About the Book

FACETS OF THE DIAMOND gather some of the work of outstanding Yoruba/ priests/ scholars living in the United States today. As a contemporary collection it represents several of the most vibrant expressions of the Yoruba American religious cultures as seen through the eyes of priest practitioners, alayo's (non initiated) and old practitioners. Over the last thirty years afro American, Cuban American, and Puerto Rican American have produced writings that have influenced the religion Coda of the Yoruba religion right practiced on this shores. By presenting well know priest/practitioners together with lesser know younger priest, FACETS OF THE DIAMOND becomes one of the few books to show that in context of a ever evolving, living religion is indeed the reality. Religious practice and custom has evolved since my early days as a Yabo (young initiate) nearly forty years ago. As we are young in the twenty first century the term multicultural may be used les often because of the types of issues addressed in this collection will cease to be a part of a forgotten or underground and or subculture it will no longer be necessary to remind readers that the cannon of Yoruba American religions writings must be representatives of this country cultural riches. The Yoraba Americans contributing to facets make clear how they have evolved from outsiders looking in to insiders looking through. Although inter religious cultural differences remain the writers in this collection are coming together in a cohesive trilling and unpredictable whole

About the Author

Lionel Scott, Ph.D., Babalosha Odufora Dr. Scott is a clinical psychologist whose specializations are, School Psychology, Developmental Abnormal Psychology as well as measurement and testing. He has served as an assistant professor with the College of New Rochelle, Hofstra University and Bronx Community College. He is Associate Director of the Black Psychoanalytic Institute in New York City. Dr. Scott is also a priest of Obatala in the Lukumi Orisha Religion. He was initiated 35 years and is a respected Babalosha and elder in the Yoruba religion, worldwide. He has published three prior books.