IMPACT OF CHRISTIANITY ON ORISA WORSHIP IN YORUBALAND: EJIGBOLOCAL GOVERNMENT AS A CASE STUDY
OrisaworshipisanattributeoftheYorubapeople.Thepracticeatteststothefactthat,contrarytotheEurocentricviewsoftheEuropeansthatAfricanswereatheists,AfricanswerenotoriouslyreligiousthroughtheirbelieveinOlodumare(thesupremedeity)andotherdeitieswhowerebelievedtobeintermediariesbetweenGodandman.Theirreligios...
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| Tipo di documento: | Stampa Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Mayanjuola Publ
2020
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| In: |
Religions' educator
Anno: 2020, Volume: 19, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 135-151 |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Impact
B Christianity B Change B Orisa worship B Adaptation |
| Riepilogo: | OrisaworshipisanattributeoftheYorubapeople.Thepracticeatteststothefactthat,contrarytotheEurocentricviewsoftheEuropeansthatAfricanswereatheists,AfricanswerenotoriouslyreligiousthroughtheirbelieveinOlodumare(thesupremedeity)andotherdeitieswhowerebelievedtobeintermediariesbetweenGodandman.TheirreligiositybeforetheadventoftheEuropeansisalsoaconfirmationofadvancementofAfricancivilization.However,sequeltotheencounterwithcolonialismandChristianity,Orisaworship(ATR)hasneverremainedthesame.ThisstudythereforeaimsatexaminingOrisaworshipinYorubalandwithaviewtoascertaininghowitrespondedtochangesoccasionedbyChristianity,thereligiouswingoftheEuropeancolonialism.Thestudyadoptshistoricalapproachwhichdependsonwritten,oralandarchivalsources.OralinterviewswillbeconductedwithpurposivelyselectedkeyinformantssuchaspriestandcustodiansofYorubadeitiesintheareaofthestudy,kings,chiefsandchurchleaderswhoareofconsiderableages.AninvestigationofamatterthatconcernschangeandadaptationintheYorubatraditionalreligionwillnodoubtrevealthingsthatarebasicallyAfricansandthose that are Europeans in the Yoruba Orisa worship system. |
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| ISSN: | 1115-5035 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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