African Traditional Religions Textbook: Ifahis text and course is an introductory presentation of one of several sacred West African spiritual traditions. It is commonly known as Ifa. More specifically, it is called Isese. It originated in modern day Nigeria among the Yoruba people. It is a spirituality that spread during the transatlantic slave trade throughout parts of the African Diaspora in the Americas (Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico) in different forms (e.g., Candomble, Lucumi, Santeria, Haitian Vodou, etc.)