City of 201 Gods: Ilé-Ifè in Time, Space, and the Imagination

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Introduction

Part I

1. ilé-ifè̩ in time and space

2. The imagined sacred City: ilé-ifè̩ in the History of exploration and Discovery

3. The sacred Cosmos and ilé-ifè̩ religion: Divination, Kingship, and social identity

Part II

4. Myth and ritual of sacred Kingship: Thee O̩ló̩jó̩ festival of Ògún

5. Ìtàpá: identity, ritual, and Power in the festival of O̩bàtálá and yemòó

6. ifá: Divination rituals and the new yam festival

7. The Goddess Mo̩rèmi in the festival of edì: Gender, sacrifice, and the expulsion of evil

8. Odùduwà, the God-King

Part III

9. The Changing face of the City: royal narratives and Contested space in the Palace

10. Conclusion: ancient Òrìs̩à and new evangelicals vie for the City of 201 Gods

Notes

Bibliography

Index