The word “Ìṣẹ̀ṣe” roughly translates to “tradition” in Yoruba, and that is exactly what this day is about. For practitioners of the Yoruba religion, it’s a moment to honour the Orishas, engage in ...
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From drums to chants: How Yoruba indigenous religion shaped church, Islamic worship – Don
A professor of Yoruba folklore, literature and culture at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Prof Olusola Ajibade, has said Christians and Muslims in Yorubaland have, without realising it, ...
Religion is a major aspect of the Yoruba culture. This is a culture that contains a huge pantheon of the gods and goddesses each with a different mythology and purpose. Many Yoruba deities are ...
Reviewed by Toyin Falola in Journal of religion in Africa (Leiden) 22 (3) August 1992, pages 279-280 (BL2400.J86 AFA). Reviewed by John D. Y. Peel, "Historicity and pluralism in some recent studies of ...
From why a pregnant woman should have safety pin attached to her dress to why a person shouldn't drink coconut water, check out some funny Yoruba beliefs. This ethnic group, like every other ethnic ...
By Dapo Akinrefon The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, the Oloro of Oro Kingdom in Kwara State, Oba Joel Oyatoye, and the Olora of Ora Kingdom, Oba Rilwan Yekini, have called on ...
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