Reading list for Orisa Devotees

Since I composed a list of fiction books relating to orisha and lwa, I decided to do a non-fiction one. I'm going to do a separate list for Vodoun on another post. These are the ones that I own.

Black Gods: Orisa Studies in the New World by John Mason (comprehensive study of each orisha)

Altar of My Soul by Marta Morena Vega (a personal journey and guide to Lukumi and other Afro-Diaspora religions)

Finding My Soul on the Path of Orisa by Melody Tobbe Coreal (this is good for beginners especially)

Sacred Leaves of Candomble, African Magic, Medicine and Religion in Brazil by Robert Voeks (information on herbs used in Candomble and general info on Candomble)

Working the Spirit, Ceremonies of the African Diaspora by Joseph M. Murphy- a look at various traditons of the Diaspora

Santeria by Joseph M. Murphy -(the authors personal journey in the religion of Lukumi/Santeria)

Black Atlantic Religion: Tradition, Transnationalism, and Matriarchy in the Afro-Brazilian Candomble by James Lorand Matory (an academic study of Candomble)

Africa's Ogun: Old World and New (African Systems of Thought) by Sandra T. Barnes (a collection of essays about Ogun in various traditions)

Osun Across the Waters : A Yoruba Goddess in by Joseph M. Murphy and Mei-Mei Sanford (a collection of essays about Oshun in various traditions)

Manipulating the Sacred: Yoruba Art, Ritual, and Resistance in Brazilian Candomble (African American Life Series) by Mikelle Smith Omari-Tunkara ( a look at the ritual asthetics of Candomble)

Macumba by Bramley Serge (about Brazilian Umbanda)

Osun Seegesi: The Elegant Deity of Wealth, Power, and Femininity by Diedre Badejo (focuses on the worship of Oshun in Yorubaland)

Pataki of Orisa and other Essays for Lucumi Santeria by OTA OMI OLO OSHUN (written by a good friend Baba Ota Omi about the pataki of Santeria)

A Refuge in Thunder: Candomble and Alternative Spaces of Blackness (Blacks in the Diaspora) by Rachel E. Harding ( I don't own this book but it was recommended by a friend. When I read it, I will write a synosis)

Yemaya y Ochun (Spanish Edition) by Lydia Cabrera (if you can read Spanish this book is a classic)

Flash of the Spirit: African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy by Robert Farris Thompson (an academic overview of the African religions of the Diaspora)

I have a lot more in my collection and will update accordingly