The Yorubas, for one, do not always assign gender to some of their deities, the gender of some gods was never specified. Èṣù, the deity of chance, change and uncertainty, is considered male in a part ...

This PhD dissertation by Ayodele Ogundipe was written in 1978 for the Department of Folklore, Indiana University. AFA copy 39088019915701 purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. This ...

They are known to be very staunch believers that idolize culture and believe so much in their gods. They are very religious and liberal-minded people. They are spirits sent down to the earth by ...

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 ...

THE original religions of Africa have been declining over time owing to the influence of western acculturation and proselytising by Christianity and Islam. Ifa, the original religion of the Yorubas is ...

THE Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III has said he would continue to promote and celebrate Yoruba deities like Sango. He said this during the celebration of World Sango day which held at his ...

TUNDE ODESOLA writes on the war of words between a former Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Professor Wande Abimbola, and a Yoruba monarch, the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, over ...