Atlantyckie transpozycje. Wyobrażenie bóstw i duchów inspirowane obcością
Atlantic Transpositions Representations of Divinities and Spirits inspired by Otherness

Summary/Abstract: The encounter with Others has multiple consequences. One of them is the embodiment of Otherness in different forms of cultural representations. On both sides of the Atlantic we find the presence of spirits representing foreigners during the cults of possession. The paper presents three types of these representations: Yemanja – Yoruba and New World Deity of Water, Mami Wata – worldwide known figure of water spirit and Mama Tchamba representing the spirits of slaves. These figures express the remembrance of encounters with Otherness and the desires connected with them and how they have been shaped over the centuries and continue to develop. The desire of wealth is expressed in cults of Yemanja and Mami Wata. The cult of Mama Tchamba calls to mind the slavery and expresses the desire for reconciliation. In all these cults vivified is the remembrance of the encounter with Otherness. The Atlantic transposition is performed in two ways movement – one from Africa to America looking for jobs, and the other from America to Africa in search for roots of origin.

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