by Data Oruwari, Ayodeji Ogunnaike, Oludamini Ogunnaike
The first major work of Yoruba mythology, retelling hundreds of traditional tales of the Oriṣa, Yoruba Heroes, and Ijapa from West Africa, Cuba, and Brazil. Yoruba mythology is sacred to the religion and culture of the Yoruba people of West Africa and millions in diaspora in Brazil, Cuba, and beyond. A primarily oral tradition, its stories revolve around Olodumare, the Supreme Being and the source of all creation, and a vast number of divinities, or Oriṣa, who govern all aspects of human life an
ISBN: 9780762485475
Published: 2026-10-20
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Incorporated