History of West African Sculpture (London: Thames & Hudson‚1967) 126 46 Akinyele‚ I. B.‚ Outline of Ibadan History (Lagos: Alebiosu Printing Press‚ 1946) 72. The Three Eras of Taxation in Nigeria 115 50 Hinderer‚ A. M.‚ Seventeen Years in the Yoruba Country (London: Seeley‚ Jackson & Halliday‚ 1873) 59 – 62 Political and Administrative (1913 - 1918) (3rd ed.) (London: Frank Cass & Co. 1970) 178
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Understanding the Roles of gods or goddess in Various Traditional Religions: A Case Study of Hinduism‚ Buddhism and Yorubaland Traditional Belief God‚ gods and goddesses represent different qualities in the human psyche‚ God which we all see as the creator of the universe often called the omnipotent (Everywhere)‚ omniscience and omnipresence while gods are usually the strongest and most influential determinants of a man’s personality‚ as the goddesses are for women. Different kind of gods; longevity
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importance of “Womanhood”‚ and also truly is a cult that always holds an annual festival every year between March and May‚ which represents the beginning of a new agricultural season. It takes place in the market place because the market place in the Yoruba tribe was seen as a place where the mortals and spirits gather‚ most importantly where women sell or trade their food stuff‚ the market place represents a woman’s power and presence‚ the market place was more like their second home even more important
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The Music and Dance of Bata is a ritual form of dance for Sango‚ a deity in Yoruba land. Sango was the third king of the ancient Oyo Empire. It is a communicative dance between the worshipers and the deity. The Oyo Empire‚ established by the Yoruba people‚ controlled a wide area between the Volta and Niger rivers by the mid-17th century. The capital of the state was moved here from Old Oyo (Katunga) in the 1830s‚ and the Alafin (leader) of Oyo still resides in the city. A typical bata dance takes
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Bibliography: 1.Abiodun‚ Rowland‚ Henry John. Drewal‚ and John Pemberton. The Yoruba Artist: New Theoretical Perspectives on African Arts. Washington: Smithsonian Institution‚ 1994. 9 Sept. 2013. Web. 9 Dec. 2013. 2. Ann Wynne‚ Elizabeth Gunner‚ and Peggy Harper Jr. "African Theatre (art)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia
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as Osugbo in Ijèbú) is a fraternal institution indigenous to the Yoruba language-speaking polities of Nigeria‚ Republic of Bénin and Togo. The society performs a range of political and religious functions‚ including exercising a profound influence on regents and serving as high courts of jurisprudence in capital offenses. Influence [edit] Though versions or lodges of this fraternal group are found among the various types of Yoruba polities——from highly-centralized kingdoms and empires like Oyo
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OYO‚ NIGERIA. JUNE‚ 2011 1 THE OYO PEOPLE AND COGNOM EN 1.0 Introduction One of the traditions that is gradually wearing off among the Yoruba today due to modernity is the knowledge of cognomen (Oriki). Different families and lineages in the Yorubaland have a cognomen that they are known for‚ most times the recitation of a cognomen is performed by an aged person in a household‚ either a
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Who knew there could be so many studies about the humanity. Anthropology compares human societies all over the world. One of the main achievements of anthropology is to have a better understanding of the human beliefs and behaviors to find out what it signifies to be human in this world. By clarifying what it is to be a human‚ anthropologies examine religions and other cultures from all arounds the world including tribes. There’s so many things in this world that us humans don’t cross paths with
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hundred thousand people.The Modakekes are also known as the "Akoraye" and have a history of valor at war and are prosperous farmers. With the fall of the Oyo Empire to the Fulani‚ the Yoruba kingdom was thrown into confusion and the inhabitants of the Old Oyo were dispersed and started new settlements all around Yoruba land.Fleeing southwards in search of new abodes after the fall of the Oyo Empire‚ the Oyos started settling among the Ifes in 1834. As the Romans of old‚ they were soldier-farmers. They
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Nupe people Nupe is an ethnic group located primarily in the middle belt and northern Nigeriais. Nupe‚ traditionally called the Tapa by the neighbouring Yoruba and Nufawa by the neighbouring Hausa. They are the dominant group in Niger and an important minority in Kwara State. Although a version of their history claim that they originally lived in Egypt‚ the more common tradition traces their origin to Tsoede who flect the court of Idah and established a loose confederation of towns along the Niger
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