From Local to Global: Rethinking Yoruba Religious Traditions for the Next Millenium, Session VIII The Globalization of Yoruba and Yoruba-Based Religious Traditions and Session IX Orishas, Hegemony, and Resistance

A major international conference on Yoruba religious traditions organized by Professor Jacob K. Olupona and Professor Terry Rey, co-sponsored by the Florida International University Department of Religious Studies and African-New World Studies Program. December 9-12, 1999. Kovens Conference Center. Moderator: Tejumole Olaniyan, Univeristy of Virginia. Speaker: Laennec Hurbon, Universite Quisqueya; George Brandon, City University of New York. Session IX, Moderator: Carol Boyce Davies, Florida International University. Speaker: Flora Kaplan, New York University; Leno; Karen McCarthy Brown, Drew University; Abiola Ogunsola, University of East London