Hierophant and Hierophany in Yoruba Spirituality: Ori-Oke Ajaforunti, Egbe, Nigeria as a Case Study

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorOgunade, Raymond
dc.contributor.authorZaccheaus, G.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-15T11:32:37Z
dc.date.available2019-10-15T11:32:37Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThe nomadic nature of African religion, sometimes deprives it of some concepts that are attributed to the two major world religions – Christianity and Islam. The concept of Ori-Oke (hierophany), for instance is usually interpreted as a Christian ideology. Experience has shown that this may not be true. This chapter attempts to demonstrate that Ori-Oke phenomenon is a common concept in Yoruba religious beliefs and that personification of natural objects as spiritual entities (hierophants) is a direct consequence of the possession of such domains by spiritual beings, as in the case of Ori-Oke Ajaforunti in Egbe, North Central Nigeria. This reality of indigenous perspective presents to us that natural phenomena become sacred as a result of the resident spirituality which attracts adherents to them for worship. The methodology employed in this exercise include; historical, theological, sociological and interpretative. We also deployed oral interview and participant observation, as tools to get into the minds of the worshippers of Ori-Oke Ajaforunti and also experienced first-hand practices and rituals involved in their ceremonies. We discovered that despite the incursions of the Christian Community to take custody of Ori-Oke Ajaforunti as Christians Prayer Mountain, it has not been possible and also the unflinching faith of the Egbe traditionalists in the Ori-Oke continued to wax stronger.en_US
dc.identifier.uriwww.langaa-rpcig.net.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2559
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBamenda: Langaa Research & Publishing CIGen_US
dc.subjectHierophanten_US
dc.subjectHierophanyen_US
dc.subjectYoruba Spiritualityen_US
dc.subjectOri-Okeen_US
dc.subjectEgbeen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectAjaforuntien_US
dc.titleHierophant and Hierophany in Yoruba Spirituality: Ori-Oke Ajaforunti, Egbe, Nigeria as a Case Studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
Hierophant and Hierophany in Yoruba Spirituality.docx
Size:
123.93 KB
Format:
Microsoft Word XML
Description:
Main Article
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.69 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections