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Bookmark or Share- History of the Yoruba people - WikipediaThe history of the Yoruba people begins in Ile-Ife(Ife Empire). This kingdom was founded by the deity Oduduwa, who is believed to have created the world. Oduduwa was the first divine king of the Yoruba people. It is said the Yoruba people believe that their civilization began at Ile-Ife where the gods descended to earth.
- Yoruba religion - WikipediaYoruba Religion is a blend and combination various practice of indigenous beliefs, myths and legends, proverbs, and songs, all influenced by the cultural and social contexts. Traditional Yoruba beliefs hold that all people experience Ayanmo, which is destiny or fate.
- Yoruba people - WikipediaThe Yoruba people (/ ˈ j ɒr ʊ b ə / YORR-uub-ə; Yoruba: Ìran Yorùbá, Ọmọ Odùduwà, Ọmọ Káàárọ̀-oòjíire) are a West African ethnic group who mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by the Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland.
- The Philosophy of the Yoruba | Beliefs, Religion & CultureFrom the oral culture of its distant past to its vibrant present and buoyed by its scholarly discourses, Yoruba philosophy is best understood as a folk philosophy, a set of narratives and cultural practices that attempt to explain the causes and the nature of things affecting the corporeal and the.
- Yoruba Religion – MythopediaThe Yoruba religion is an ancient and vast belief system. It consists of a large corpus of myths and hundreds of orishas (gods), with religious knowledge passed down through oral tradition. The religion originated in a region once known as Yorubaland, which today corresponds to the countries of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo.
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