Esu Elegbara in Yoruba spiritual and religious discourse / by Olubayo Oladimeji Adekola

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Author: Adekola, Olubayo Oladimeji; Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI

Illustrations (some color).; AFAINDEX5
Contents: Introduction -- Genesis of the imbroglio -- Etymological probing -- Misconceptions of Èṣù's identity -- Views and submissions -- The importance of sacrifice in Yorùbá belief -- Èṣù's relationship with other primordial -- Èṣù's relationship with Ọ̀runmilà -- The nature of Èṣù in Yorùbá belief -- Functions of Èṣù in Yorùbá cosmological experience -- Identity of Èṣù in Yorùbá religious belief -- Conclusion -- References -- Notes

2013

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