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Ifa of the Yoruba People of Nigeria
The word Ifa refers to the mystical figure Ifa or Orunmila, regarded by the Yoruba as the deity of wisdom and intellectual development. In contrast to other forms of divination in the region that ...
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Obasanjo defends Ifa Orunmila, African traditions, says Yoruba is original
Yoruba is Yoruba; it is authentic ... I have been to two churches today, but whoever says Ifa Orunmila is nothing must be a bloody fool because Orunmila has been with us before the advent of ...
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I’m a Christian but won’t despise Orunmila – Obasanjo
“I am a Christian; I have been to two churches today but whoever says Ifa Orunmila is nothing must ... our dress and so on “They even say Yoruba is vernacular, that is not right, Yoruba ...
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One God And Many Deities
THE YORUBA OF NIGERIA In Yoruba belief ... Each has a different province, for example, Orunmila knows every language of earth, Ogun is concerned with iron making and hunting, Shango (or Chango ...
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How Wande Abimbola rejected IBB’s ING bait, and other stories (2)
Once upon a time in the land of Ìwásè, Orunmila, Yoruba god of Wisdom and Divination, thought to showcase Yoruba science, divination, arts and philosophy to mankind; so, he codified the four ...
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The Story of Africa| BBC World Service
THE YORUBA OF NIGERIA In Yoruba belief ... Each has a different province, for example, Orunmila knows every language of earth, Ogun is concerned with iron making and hunting, Shango (or Chango ...