Èșù Elegbára
Subtitle: change, chance, uncertainty in Yorùbá mythology
By: Ayọdele Ogundipẹ ; introduction by Jacob Olupona
Contributors: Olupona, Jacob K. (Jacob Kẹhinde), 1951- writer of introduction
Publisher: Kwara State University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Ilorin, Kwara State
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9789789275908
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Esu (Afro-Caribbean deity); Yoruba (African people); Religion
Description: This book provides a better understanding of the ubiquitous deity in Yoruba pantheon, an objective which is brilliantly achieved. The author's extensive fieldwork involved close interactions with the leaders and votaries of the Esu cult, particularly in two major Yoruba cities where the cult traditions are kept alive. The author also extends the coverage to Esu traditional worship in the Yoruba Diaspora, particularly in Dahomey, now Benin Republic and Brazil. Several praise poems in the original Yoruba language, aptly translated into English by the author, as well as several mythological stories about the deity, told by the worshippers and reliable informants, form part of this work.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-250) and index.
Table of contents: title: Folk songs; title: Texts; title: Narratives of Èsù ElègbàraBibliographyList of Motifs