Èșù Elegbára
change, chance, uncertainty in Yorùbá mythology
by Ayodele Ogundipe
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This book provides a better understanding of the ubiquitous deity in Yoruba pantheon, an objective which is brilliantly achieved. The author's extensive fieldwork involved close interactions with the leaders and votaries of the Esu cult, particularly in two major Yoruba cities where the cult traditions are kept alive. The author also extends the coverage to Esu traditional worship in the Yoruba Diaspora, particularly in Dahomey, now Benin Republic and Brazil. Several praise poems in the original Yoruba language, aptly translated into English by the author, as well as several mythological stories about the deity, told by the worshippers and reliable informants, form part of this work.
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Èșù Elegbára: change, chance, uncertainty in Yorùbá mythology
2012, Kwara State University Press
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9789275900 9789789275908
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-250) and index.
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