The Oshun Diaries
Encounters with an African Goddess
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Eye Books
Published:8th Feb '19
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`Diane Esguerra is a very fine writer' - Eddy Canfor Dumas
As a young woman, Diane Esguerra forged a friendship with Susanna Wenger, an Austrian artist who became a Yoruba priestess in Nigeria. That sparks her own interest in the goddess Oshun, a symbol of female empowerment
Encounters with an African Goddess
High priestesses are few and far between, white ones in Africa even more so. When Diane Esguerra hears of a mysterious Austrian woman worshipping the Ifa river goddess Oshun in Nigeria, her curiosity is aroused.
It is the start of an extraordinary friendship that sustains Diane through the death of her son and leads to a quest to take part in Oshun rituals. Prevented by Boko Haram from returning to Nigeria, she finds herself at Ifa shrines in Florida amid vultures, snakes, goats’ heads, machetes, a hurricane and a cigar-smoking god. Her quest steps up a gear when Beyoncé channels Oshun at the Grammys and the goddess goes global.
Mystifying, harrowing and funny, The Oshun Diaries explores the lure of Africa, the life of a remarkable woman and the appeal of the goddess as a symbol of female empowerment.
‘Diane Esguerra is a very fine writer’ -- Eddy Canfor Dumas * Wrong Side of Forty *
‘An absolute joy to read... leads you on a spiritual journey where you feel as if you’ve been transported to Africa. The Oshun Diaries mesmerised me’
‘It was refreshing to read about a belief system that was so firmly rooted in the female form. This empowering and enlightening book reaffirmed my belief that you have to push out of your comfort zone at times, because you never, ever stop learning’ * Book Bound *
‘If you have any interest in African goddesses and Nigeria, this is one you shouldn’t miss’ * Joyful Antidotes *
‘Engrossing...very moving at times, wryly amusing at others, and always full of sharp observation’ * Books are Cool *
‘An absolute joy to read... leads you on a spiritual journey where you feel as if you’ve been transported to Africa. The Oshun Diaries mesmerised me’ || ‘Diane Esguerra is a very fine writer’ - Wrong Side of Forty - Eddy Canfor Dumas || ‘Engrossing...very moving at times, wryly amusing at others, and always full of sharp observation’ - Books are Cool || ‘If you have any interest in African goddesses and Nigeria, this is one you shouldn’t miss’ - Joyful Antidotes || ‘It was refreshing to read about a belief system that was so firmly rooted in the female form. This empowering and enlightening book reaffirmed my belief that you have to push out of your comfort zone at times, because you never, ever stop learning’ - Book Bound
‘An absolute joy to read... leads you on a spiritual journey where you feel as if you’ve been transported to Africa. The Oshun Diaries mesmerised me’ || ‘Diane Esguerra is a very fine writer’ - Wrong Side of Forty - Eddy Canfor Dumas || ‘Engrossing...very moving at times, wryly amusing at others, and always full of sharp observation’ - Books are Cool || ‘If you have any interest in African goddesses and Nigeria, this is one you shouldn’t miss’ - Joyful Antidotes || ‘It was refreshing to read about a belief system that was so firmly rooted in the female form. This empowering and enlightening book reaffirmed my belief that you have to push out of your comfort zone at times, because you never, ever stop learning’ - Book Bound
ISBN: 9781785631474
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 22mm
Weight: 221g
242 pages