1st Edition
Nigerian Studies The Religious and Political System of the Yoruba
By R. E. Dennett
Copyright 1968
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally written and published in 1910, Dennett's study of the Yoruba is designed to provide a clear and intelligble description of the beliefs and values which underlie traditional practices and customs among this Nigerian tribe. It seeks to provide an account of the religious institutions that are found in Yorubaland, and to relate these to some aspects of the political and economic life of... Read more
Explanatory Chapter. 1. A Few Notes on the History of Yorubaland. 2. Creation and the Sacred Stones at Ife. 3. Death, Burial, and Departed Spirits Oro, Egungun etc. 4. The Four Great Estates in the Native Form of Government. 5. Jakuta: The Four Winds. 6. Odudua and the Four Days of the Week. 7. Obatala. 8. Ifa and the Four Walls of the Yoruba Kingdom. 9. Eshu. 10. Aganju, Yemoja, Their Offspring, and the Ogboni or Council. 11. Olokun Olosa and Fisherman. 12. Ogun, Oshowsi, and the Hunter. 13. Seasons. 14. Oke, Ojo, Ajeshaluga and Farming. 15. Odus of Ifa. 16. Shango-Oya-Oba-Oshun. 17. Land Laws. 18. Conclusion.
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R. E. Dennett
