Speech file ibadan ibid ijagba ijebu remo div ijebuode ikenne ikorodu ile ife. Religion traditional yoruba religion has a pantheon of the deities called the orisha. The first epoch is a history of cosmogony and cosmology. This article aims to shed more light on the origin and history of the yoruba people. A short history of benin 3rd edition by jacob egharevba. Iran yoruba are an african ethnic group that inhabits western africa, mainly nigeria and benin. Younger members of the benin ruling house carried yoruba influenc e eastwards across the niger as far as onitsha and into the creeks, notably to nembe in the brass district. Barack obama was the 44th president of the united states 20092017 and the first african american to be elected to that office. The older traditions of the formerly dominant ileife kingdom are largely oral in.
The oba or ruler of ile ife is referred to as the ooni of ife. History the history of the yorubas dates back to an era that existed before the ancient oyo empire of the 17th century. Environmental effect of quarrying activities in obaile, akure. By its structure, belief and practices, it is an independent pentecostal church. The history of ileife, the ancient yoruba kingdom with africas most. One can find clear elements of yoruba culture today in cuba and brazil. Dec 11, 2015 home news osun state traditional council of obas. Art in ancient ife, birthplace of the yoruba scholars at harvard. Sinahala novels, free sinhala novels, sinhala books pdf, sinhala ebooks, sinhala translation novels pdf free download, sinhala novels pdf, sinhala novels online reading, sinhala e library, sinhala nawakatha, sinhala novels free reading, sinhala books, sinhala novels online, sinhala ebook library, sinhala novels readers place, sinhala e books, free sinhala novels, new sinhala novels, reading. The vast majority of this population is from nigeria, where the yoruba make up 16% of the countrys population, making them one of the largest ethnic groups in africa.
Rachel harding is an ebgomi of terreiro do cobre 1906 in salvador, bahia. The web directory containing the table of all your results and pdf download. Sep 07, 2012 the beninife connection it is during the preparation for his coronation that the future oba chooses the title or name he is to be known as at his coronation. Ileife, do not refer to a migration from elsewhere law, 1973. The yoruba constitute approximately 35 percent of nigerias total population, and around 40 million individuals throughout the region of west africa. Environmental effect of quarrying activities in obaile, akure, ondo. The history of the yorubas 1921 edition open library. History and historiography in precolonial nigerian societies. As of today we have 76,382,623 ebooks for you to download for free. The royal dynasty of ile ife is also over eight centuries old, with its current rule, alayeluwa oba okunade sijuwade olubuse ii becoming oba king. There are many varieties of yoruba religion and there are anywhere between 400 and 700 yoruba gods. In that process they claimed, like most yorubaspeaking groups, that they and their oba originated from ileife, the traditional core of yoruba dispersal. The oyo empire of the yoruba historywiz africa civilization.
This article argues that the ojude oba festival should not be seen simply for its entertainment value, but as a manifestation of yoruba. The orangun of oke ila therefore congratulated the people of ile ife for having oba adeyeye ogunwusi as their king while calling for. Feb 18, 2018 ile ife, ooye lagbo, more mope aye, ibiti ojumo tii mowa, oodaiye, olori aiye gbogbo, ile owuro. Pdf yoruba festivals are numerous and multifarious.
Are you ready to send your manuscript files to begin the printing process. The nearby benin kingdom was also an important kingdom. Many yoruba books dealing with the history of the origins or myths of creation of the yoruba race appropriately refer to the importance of oba ile or oba akure to distinguish it from other obas as one of the earliest of yoruba settlements. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The yoruba numbered more than 20 million at the turn of the 21st century. Do you know that you can now withdraw money from guaranty trust bank atms without us. Read the fulltext online edition of a short history of benin 1960. Buy a history of the yoruba people by akintoye, stephen adebanji isbn. Ileife is famous worldwide for its ancient and naturalistic bronze, stone and.
The art of african kingdoms of benin and ile ife historywiz. How and where this is done began with the arrival from ileife of prince oranmiyan, the son of oduduwa of uhe, about 1170 years ago according to modem historians. As master of the deep, he has a great insight into the. Yoruba people are a large ethnolinguistic group or ethnic nation in africa, and the majority of them speak the yoruba language. They are embodied in ifa divination, and are known as the tripartite book of enlightenment in yorubaland and in its diaspora. Other views on the dating of the book, such as an tureeighthcentury date in the time of ahaz ca. The untold story of the oldest yoruba town, obaile. Every other yoruba clan and settlement is said to have originated from ile ife. Many cities of men he saw and learned their minds, many pains he suffered, heartsick on the open sea. This woman has got power in the sea, but every day she must cross the sweet river water.
In the main square is a statue of emotan, a woman honoured for assisting a 15thcentury prince attempting to regain power and who later became oba ewuare. This a video of showing how to free download any paid book. Ezra and nehemiah are a single book in the jewish canon. Many yoruba books dealing with the history of the origins or myths of creation of the yoruba race appropriately refer to the importance of obaile or obaakure to distinguish it from other obas as one of the earliest of. Many yoruba books dealing with the history of the origins or myths of creation of the yoruba race appropriately refer to the importance of oba ile or oba akure to distinguish it from other obas as one of the earliest of. History of obi the coconut prayer for the orisha when throwing obi. The capital, also called benin, was the hub of a trade network exclusively controlled by the king or oba and which included relations with. When the supreme god decided to send his children to the world, he gave an option to each of them to choose what to take away. Engineer layi adereti gave us access to work at igborudi. Books of ezra and nehemiah old testament britannica. Yoruba cultural thought is a witness of two epochs. By the 15th century, benin had expanded into a thriving citystate. Oba s story tells of the life, religious development and work for justice of a rastafarian on the island of st.
The oba is a father to all of us, says 24yearold student of mass communication esosa, who left home at 5am on coronation day to get a. There should be one pdf file of your book cover and another separate pdf file for the book interior. Saburi biobaku director of the yoruba historical research schzme, nigeria. The oyo empire was established by the yoruba people in the 15th century and was one of the largest west african states. How and where this is done began with the arrival from ile ife of prince oranmiyan, the son of oduduwa of uhe, about 1170 years ago according to modem historians. The egba are ancient freedomfighters, highly intellectual, artistic and agriculturalist yoruboidspeaking people that forms the subset of the larger yoruba ethnic group of west africa, particularly in nigeria and the republic of benin. Copies of a formed questionnaire were administered to provide adequate information on the. Obailes history is shrouded in mystery and is also intricately linked to that of ileife, the cradle of the yorubas. The orisha and the 12 gods of yoruba mythology ancient code. Most of the africans who were enslaved and brought to the americas were from the yoruba nation of west africa, an ancient and vast. Several legends concerning the origin and ancestry of oduduwa abound in yoruba and benin mythology. Much smaller, scattered groups live in benin and northern togo.
Apr, 2020 ooni of ife, oba adeyeye enitan ogunwusi ojaja ii l and olugbo of ugbo, fredrick obateru akinruntan. Examples of yoruba bearers include oba ogunwusi of ile ife, oba adeyemi of oyo, and oba akiolu of lagos. We would attempt to examine the influences on the language, dressing, food and cultural practices and norm of the yoruba people, in an attempt to reach a befitting conclusion as to the history of the yoruba, we would also include some folk lore and stories, to enable you the readers reach a strong conclusion. A new dimension was recently introduced to the unending controversy about yoruba history when ooni of ife, oba adeyeye ogunwusi claimed that igbos from the eastern part of nigeria and not ugbo from the ilaje, ondo state, invaded ile ife before moremi sacrificed herself, to. Great speech of ooni of ife oba adeyeye ogunwusi and also donated 1 million naira for book launch face tv africa face tv africa facetv africa face tv africa facetv africa facetv africa and music. An example of a bini bearer is oba ewuare ii of benin.
Nigeriaworld feature article the untold story of an ancient. Oba means ruler in the yoruba and bini languages of west africa. The orangun of oke ila therefore congratulated the people of ile ife for having oba adeyeye ogunwusi as. John adams, a character sketch by samuel willard with. This nigerian town is seen as the cradle of the yoruba people. Books of ezra and nehemiah, two old testament books that together with the books of chronicles formed a single history of israel from the time of adam. Although the independence of this religion from that of the yoruba is discernible, the remarkable similarities of the two religions in terms of metaphysical structures. The history of ileife, the ancient yoruba kingdom with. The documented history of the yoruba people begins with the oyo empire, which became dominant in the early 17th century. The yoruba constitute about 44 million people in total.
Prayer for the orisha when throwing obi the yoruba. Obaile akure south lga, ondo state, located just east of akure, on akureowo road, obaakoko akoko southwest lga, ondo state, located northeast of owo. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. N march 6, 1909 may 9, 1987 birth jeremiah oyeniyi obafemi awolowo was born on march 6, 1909, to chief david sopolu awolowo and his wife mary efunyela awolowo in ikenne, remo, in what is now ogun state of nigeria. Saturday 9am an overiew and history of candomble dr. Ife is an ancient yoruba city in southwestern nigeria. The fact of history of allegiance of oba of benin to ile ife the cradle of yoruba race before being crowned and after death is an indication that ife is the source of scientific and foolproof history to support this argument. African history ile ife ancient african historians claim that it was in ileife that civilisation began. Study by other archeologists revealed that this art was the work of the yoruba of ile ife between to 99. The beninife connection it is during the preparation for his coronation that the future oba chooses the title or name he is to be known as at his coronation. Kings in yorubaland, a region which is in the modern republics of benin, nigeria and togo, make use of it as a prenominal honorific. Ekeh and others published ogiso times and eweka times. The place of oranmiyan in the history of ile vanguard news.
Oduduwa is considered to be the father of all the yorubas, and the one who has created the land ile ife. This state of affairs continued until oba abiodun, oyos last great ruler, engaged his opponents in a bitter civil war that. Roman catholics long associated the two, calling the. He insisted that he had discovered the remains of the lost greek city of atlantis. The history of the yorubas dates back to an era that existed before the ancient oyo empire of the 17th century. Examples of yoruba bearers include oba ogunwusi of ileife, oba adeyemi of oyo, and oba akiolu of lagos. Odofin in odo ado sector from oba now oba ile near akure. Obama was born in hawaii, studied at columbia and harvard, and. This amazing town is the birthplace and some say the spiritual home of the yoruba tribe. He was born richard jacobs in 1948, a brown west indian subject of the british empire but he became ras oba chatoyer, a black africaninexile, a leader in the rastafarian community and a political radical.
Samuel johnson tells us on page 149 5th paragraph that oko, was the seat of government of yoruba land. The present ruler since 2015 is oba adeyeye enitan ogunwusi ojaja ii, ooni of. Since then, the art of the yoruba people of ile ife and benin continues to attract art lovers all over the world. The yoruba are the second largest ethnic group in nigeria, with a population of about 30 million, and occupy most of what we refer to today as south western nigeria. The original ba was the capital of an ancient ba civilization, a kingdom reputed in the oral history of the region as a center of great wealth and enterprise. Apr 12, 2020 yoruba people are a large ethnolinguistic group or ethnic nation in africa, and the majority of them speak the yoruba language. The christ apostolic church is distinctly an indigenous african church. But few people know of the history of the kingdom itself. An introduction to the spiritual source of the beliefs and practices that have so profoundly shaped african american religious traditions. Both oba of benin and the more the brief history of adoekiti. Apr, 2017 baba adefunmi was proclaimed alase obaking of the yoruba of north america at oyotunji village in 1972. Ile ife, the city of the survivors where the dawn of the day was first experienced, head of the whole universe, the land of the most ancient days. He taught me that damballa is married to yemoja, the orisha queen of all oceans.
The present oba retains traditional and advisory roles in government. Natural history, dance brazil, the caribbean culture center in new york, and regional cultural institutions including the african american museum in philadelphia, and taller puertorriqueno. The life and times of oba moses sowemimo awolesi, 18921988, erinwole ii, the akarigbo of remoland, 19521988. Brief history of yoruba people, culture, religion and. This guide provides you with the professional instruction you require for understanding the traditional gre test. He loft ile ife and founded and became the first alafin of oyo in the old oyo township and later left and founded and reigned in the old oko township.
The history of the church is traceable directly to obapastor isaac babalola akinyele, pastor david ogunleye odubanjo, joseph sadare, miss sophia odunlami and evangelist late apostle joseph ayodele babalola who was called to. Ile ife shrine head, minneapolis institute of arts leopard head hip pendant worn by important military officers in benin the leopard was the symbol of the oba ruler and if given to an officer was a symbol that he could take human life, a right reserved to the oba. Book i athena inspires the prince sing to me of the man, muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of troy. It is very neatly placed between the niger river and the atlantic ocean. Awolowo contributed coronets department of history development of remo economic educated efuwape egba ewusi of makun factors history of sagamu i. It succeeded ile ife as the dominant kingdom in the area after 1700. This book, is interesting for beginers and person in this religion. Because the oral tradition was only recently transcribed, there are several detailed lists that contradict each other. Selected chapters from a history of christianity by kenneth scott latourette vol. It was founded by the first oba of benin who was the youngest son of the supreme god. History of the christ apostolic church believers portal. Indigenous yoruba populations can also be found in the republic of benin and togo.
Mythology of the yoruba religion ecun, oba, perez, cecilio on. Five years back, i put the story all over the internet, and a few years earlier i produced a book on oduduwa in my obobo book series for children. Nigeriaworld feature article the untold story of an. The history of ile ife is wrapped in a thick fog of myths and mythologies. In 1981, his divine royal majesty king, okunade sijuwade olubuse ii, the ooni of the ancient yoruba city of ile ife, nigeria, ordered the ife chiefs to perform coronation rites on oba waja. Oba adeyeye enitan ogunwusi ojaja ii is the current ooni of ife. Heres some helpful reminders about file format requirements. Pdf weir 1933 in intelligence report on adoekiti discussed general framework of. Ile ife, the ancient yoruba city, which lies in presentday osun state, southwestern nigeria, is considered one of the largest and oldest.
This is an excellent book, one that everyone should read. Minor waves of migration from ile ife resulted in large and small chiefdoms such as ketu and shabe in the far west. Mar 22, 1979 and just as no one here knows precisely when the old oba of the tribal region, which is a part of nigeria, not the neighboring country of benin, joined his regal ancestors in mortality it is. Esa oke ode and environs, igbomina ire or ile ire owa onire and environs. Gunther started out in his book by comparing chief obafemi awolowo to his chief political rival dr. At the beginning of yoruba mythology, the universe was composed of two elements, the ethereal sky above and a watery chaos below. Oba adeyeye enitan ogunwusi vs oba lamidi olayiwola. The history of the yorubas from the earliest times to the beginning of the british protectorate by samuel johnson. According to legend, the civilization currently known as yoruba started in ancient ile ife. The founder of the ado kingdom was a prince of ile ife named awamaro the restless one and. Yoruba, one of the three largest ethnic groups of nigeria, concentrated in the southwestern part of that country.