Oduduwa Essays

Introduction: Within Nigeria, there are various types of ethnic groups, all speaking different languages with different culture. However, one of the largest ethnic groups of Nigeria and even Africa, are the Yoruba people. These people live in West Africa, for the most part, in Southwestern Nigeria, taking up twenty six percent of Nigeria’s population, but also in Benin and Togo. Together, this area is identified as Yorubaland. This area is filled with tropical, coastal vegetation, swamp flats, forests

Interweaving Creation: Birth Narratives in Ifa-Yoruba Traditions, Hebrew Bible, Muhammad, and Yoruba Mythos Religious traditions offer a variety of viewpoints on the world's creation and the origin stories of venerated figures. This essay aims to explore the fascinating comparisons and distinctions between the creation narratives found in the Hebrew Bible and the Ifa-Yoruba Tradition's accounts of the origin of the universe. Additionally, it explores a birth narrative from the Ifa-Yoruba Tradition

OYO AND HER LEADERSHIP One major kingdom that emerged into empire in Yoruba was Oyo in the middle of 15th century which plays a great role in history of Yoruba people. Oyo was founded by Oranmiyan, the son of Oduduwa (who is credited to have established the present Benin monarchy). It expanded in 16th century with Dahomey and Alafin who was referred to as "Lord of many lands". Lenders with so much capability and prowess were able to shape the destiny. Tradition

Jose Rodriguez created the art piece of the "Crown" in 1997, inspired by the Yoruba culture. Rodriguez was influenced by various practitioners of the Yoruba rituals that he met in his travels from Cuba, New York, and Puerto Rico. His most well-known piece, the Crown, is made from the materials of beads, feathers, wood, thread, shells, and fabric. In the Yoruba culture, power can be bestowed inside a crown and the person wearing it. According to the article “Yoruba & Cultural Traditional Renaissances”

4). The story explains, “that God descended from the heavens in human like form. He became the godlike king Oduduwa, who established the Yoruba kingdom and the rules by which his people were to live” (p. 4). The Brahmanical Vedas and the Upanishads which remain central to the Hindu belief claim that the world is millions if not billions of years old (p. 4). One

have always praised the powerful men that have made change and ruled. While that statement is clearly true, it also true that not all powerful, history changing rulers were men. Along the common names of rulers like Oba Ewuare, Osei Tutu, and Oba Oduduwa; there are women who have done the same amount of incredible strides in the history of African Kingdoms. Queen Amina and Queen Nzinga are two women who have done great things for the history of Africa and prove that not just men can control an empire

richness, and intricatcies of indigenous cultures, and thus demanded self-government. In the 1920s, ethnic and kinship organizations, which took the form of tribal unions, surfaced. Major ethnic groups, such as the Igbo Federal Union and the Egbe Omo Oduduwa emerged, leading to identification with ethnicity where none had existed before. (Isichei) These resistance movements and increased nationalistic ideas led to greater tension between Nigeria and Britain, as the Europeans were stunned that the Nigerians