City of 201 gods : ilé-ifè in time, space, and the imagination / Jacob K. Olúpǫ̀nà.

• Machine generated contents note: PART I -- 1. Ile-Ife in Time and Space -- 2. Imagined Sacred City: Ile-Ife in the History of Exploration and Discovery -- 3. Sacred Cosmos and Ile-Ife Religion: Divination, Kingship, and Social Identity -- PART II -- 4. Myth and Ritual of Sacred Kingship: The Qlojo Festival of Ogun -- 5. Itapa: Identity, Ritual, and Power in the Festival of Obatala and Yemoo -- 6. Ifa: Divination Rituals and the New Yam Festival -- 7. Goddess Moremi in the Festival of Edi: Gender, Sacrifice, and the Expulsion of Evil -- 8. Oduduwa, the God-King -- PART III -- 9. Changing Face of the City: Royal Narratives and Contested Space in the Palace -- 10. Conclusion: Ancient Orisa and New Evangelicals Vie for the City of 201 Gods.

Ämnesord

Religion  (sao)

Religiöst liv  (sao)

Yoruba (African people)  -- Nigeria -- Ife -- Religion. (LCSH)

Gods, Yoruba  -- History. (LCSH)

Religious pluralism  -- Nigeria. (LCSH)

Religion and politics  -- Nigeria. (LCSH)

Religions  -- African influences. (LCSH)

Ethnic groups  -- Africa -- Religion. (LCSH)

Yoruba (folk)  -- Nigeria -- Ife (sao)

Religiös pluralism  -- Nigeria (sao)

Religion och politik  -- Nigeria (sao)

Religious life  (LCSH)

Religion  (LCSH)

Ife (Nigeria)  (sao)

Ife (Nigeria)  -- Religion. (LCSH)

Africa, Sub-Saharan  -- Religion. (LCSH)

Klassifikation

BL2470.N5 (LCC)

299.683330966926 (DDC)

299.6/83330966926 (DDC)

Cma-p (kssb/8 (machine generated))