Myth, Ritual, and Visible Expressions of Obàtálá and Olókun in Ilé-Ife`

This book fills a gap in Yorùugrave;báaacute; history and religion to provide an extensive analysis of two deities: O?bàagrave;tálá and Olóoacute;kun. Drawing from oral accounts, chants, folk songs, praise poems, and verses from the Ifá corpus, the authors provide new insights into the worlds of both deities hitherto missing in the literature.

Oluwafunminiyi Wasiu Raheem is affiliated to the Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria. Ayowole S. Elugbaju lectures in the Department of History and International Studies at Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria.

List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Part I: Introduction Introduction Part II: O?bàtálá, Religio-Mythology Narratives, and Epistemic Nodes Chapter 1: O?bàtálá in Yorùbá Mythology Chapter 2: O?bàtálá and the Institution of Kingship in Ilé-If?` Chapter 3: The Òrìs?à Nlá (O?bàtálá) Festival in Ilé-If?` Chapter 4: The Òrìs?à Nlá (O?bàtálá) Festival in Throes of Change Part III: Fluid World, Sacred Manifestation, Therapeutic Landscape and Ritual Encounters Chapter 5: When the World was Fluid: Olókun, Myth and Sacred Manifestation Chapter 6: Olókun Sèníadé: The Holy Well of Ilé-If?` Chapter 7: Olókun Temple: Sacred Landscape of Spiritual Devotion Chapter 8: Ritual Practices and Sacred Observances to Olókun Chapter 9: Festival Days of Olókun Part IV: Epilogue Chapter 10: O?bàtálá and Olókun: The Gender Dynamics Bibliography About the Authors