User:Venusweet/Aja (orisha)

Over the past few weeks, I have tried scouring the resource platforms available to try and find information that is reliable to be used for this topic. During my research through JSTOR, ProQuest, and Google Scholar I found that if there were credible texts which described Orisha in African Mythology, the text did not have any details on this specific Orisha, Aja. I also encountered the issue of articles that required payment to be viewed. The Yoruba began practice about 4000 years ago according to most sources. From what I gathered many texts and myths beyond their main deities have been lost in time or not translated or even not thoroughly researched. I believe that I struggled to find resources due to these mentioned shortcomings. It seems that African mythologies are not as popularly studied and written about as in other countries, like Greece. I assume it may also be more difficult for scholars to find information on a mass quantity of different deities from over 4000 years in a language they likely do not speak or read. The wiki page itself has details on who Aja is and her importance to the Yoruba people as well as information on a ritual. The only source that I could find that gave the same sort of information was a magazine website called Ashe which provides information on spiritual topics. I did not consider it a reliable source for information because there is limited information in regards to who writes the articles and where they source their information from.

Rodríguez, Claudia. “Who Is Ajá? The Orisha of the Whirlwind and the Wild Wind.” Ashé Pa Mi Cuba, 13 Oct. 2020, www.ashepamicuba.com/en/orisha-aja/.