We have a story to tell,” Prof Wande Abimbola, a retired academic and culture exponent, declared during an interactive session with participants at the 10th Orisa World Congress held at the Obafemi ...

The Araba is the Chief Priest of Ifa, a traditional Yoruba religion, of the town of Modakeke, Nigeria. He has worked with scholars from American and European universities conducting research on his ...

Mr. By-force and the spoilage of the world -- Wanted: a new covenant -- The Awise's mission -- Abimbola's life history -- Yoruba mythology -- Ifa and the Yoruba people -- Lukumi: Yoruba in Cuba -- ...

Loomnie writes about religion and tolerance in Yoruba culture: “My friend pointed out that that was a very important part of the Yoruba religious system. In the Yoruba traditional religious system, in ...

Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Ayodeji Ogunnaike has been awarded a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship by the Ford Foundation. He was one of twenty-four scholars selected for this year's ...

The Varieties of Religious Therapy (VRT) blog series features representatives from twelve belief systems discussing how they integrate faith with their approach to psychotherapy. This installment is ...

In 1970, at a jazz festival in Poland, pianist Chucho Valdés’ life would change practically overnight. At that festival, he and his quintet unveiled an ambitious new work, “Misa Negra,” which married ...

HAVANA (Reuters) - The air was choked with smoke from incense and cigars while the faithful sipped sugarcane liquor from a gourd at the altar and spat mist over the crowd. Niurka Mola 50, stood at the ...

Leading Islamic clerics, political office holders and traditional rulers from across Yorubaland have urged Nigerians to ...

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