Hierophant and Hierophany in Yoruba Spirituality: Ori-Oke Ajaforunti, Egbe, Nigeria as a Case Study
dc.contributor.author | Ogunade, Raymond | |
dc.contributor.author | Zaccheaus, G. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-15T11:32:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-10-15T11:32:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.description.abstract | The 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.uri | www.langaa-rpcig.net. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2559 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Bamenda: Langaa Research & Publishing CIG | en_US |
dc.subject | Hierophant | en_US |
dc.subject | Hierophany | en_US |
dc.subject | Yoruba Spirituality | en_US |
dc.subject | Ori-Oke | en_US |
dc.subject | Egbe | en_US |
dc.subject | Nigeria | en_US |
dc.subject | Ajaforunti | en_US |
dc.title | Hierophant and Hierophany in Yoruba Spirituality: Ori-Oke Ajaforunti, Egbe, Nigeria as a Case Study | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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