Myth, Ritual, and Visible Expressions of Obatala and Olokun in Ile Ife

This book fills a gap in Yorùbá history and religion to provide an extensive analysis of two deities: O¿bàtálá and Olókun. Drawing from oral accounts, chants, folk songs, praise poems, and verses from the Ifá corpus, the authors provide new insights into the worlds of both deities hitherto missing in the literature.

List of contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Part I: Introduction
Introduction
Part II: O¿bàtálá, Religio-Mythology Narratives, and Epistemic Nodes
Chapter 1: O¿bàtálá in Yorùbá Mythology
Chapter 2: O¿bàtálá and the Institution of Kingship in Ilé-If¿¿
Chapter 3: The Òrìs¿à Nlá (O¿bàtálá) Festival in Ilé-If¿¿
Chapter 4: The Òrìs¿à Nlá (O¿bàtálá) Festival in Throes of Change
Part III: Fluid World, Sacred Manifestation, Therapeutic Landscape and Ritual Encounters
Chapter 5: When the World was Fluid: Olókun, Myth and Sacred Manifestation
Chapter 6: Olókun Sèníadé: The Holy Well of Ilé-If¿¿
Chapter 7: Olókun Temple: Sacred Landscape of Spiritual Devotion
Chapter 8: Ritual Practices and Sacred Observances to Olókun
Chapter 9: Festival Days of Olókun
Part IV: Epilogue
Chapter 10: O¿bàtálá and Olókun: The Gender Dynamics
Bibliography
About the Authors

About the author

Oluwafunminiyi Wasiu Raheem is assistant professor at Osun State University.
Ayowole S. Elugbaju lectures in the Department of History and International Studies at Redeemer's University.

Product details

• Authors: Ayowole S. Elugbaju, Oluwafunminiyi Wasiu Raheem, Oluwafunminiyi Wasiu Elugbaju Raheem
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.11.2024
• EAN: 9781666945355
• ISBN: 978-1-66694-535-5
• No. of pages: 276
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; RELIGION / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, HISTORY / Africa / West, Religion & beliefs, Politics & government, African History, West Africa