Òrìsá Nlá Festival: Change and Continuity in the Festival of Obàtálá in Ilé-Ifè, Southwestern Nigeria

In the Yòrùbá pantheon, Obàtálá, otherwise known as Òrìsá Nlá, is imagined as a creator god, next only to Olódùmarè. Meanwhile in Ilé-Ifè, Obàtálá is regarded as an important king of Ilé-Ifè, whose reign was significant to the development of monarchy in the reputed source of the Yòrùbá. In Ilé-Ifè,...

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Main Author: Elugbaju, Ayowole S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press 2024
In: Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2024, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-28
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