Contents
Chapter 1: Esu The God without Boundaries
Esu Across the Atlantic
Esu in Creative Representations
Esu as Represented in This Volume
References
Notes
Chapter 2 : The Place of Esu in the Yoruba Pantheon
The Many Paths to Understanding Esu
Esu: Divine Messenger, Enforcer, and Mediator
Esu the Trickster
Beyond Yorubaland
Legba of the Fon
Papa legba of Haiti
Esu the Devil
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 3: Esu Elegbara in Yoruba Spiritual and Religious Discourse
Introduction
Genesis of the Imbroglio
Etymological Probing
Misconceptions of Esu Identity
Views and Sumissions
The Importance of Sacrifice in Yoruba Belief
Esus Relationship with other Primordial Deities
Esus Relationship with Orunmila
The Nature of Esu in Yoruba Belief
Fuctions of Esu in Yoruba Cosmological Experience
Identity of Esu in Yoruba Religious Belief
Conclusion
References
Notes
Chapter 4 Esu The Phenomenon of Existence
Introduction
The Yoruba
The Primordial Existence
Esu and Cosmos of Humans
The Yoruba Sources of Good and Evil
Esu: A yoruba Imaginary Invention
Conclusion
References
Notes
Chapter 5: Esu Determinism, and Evil in Yoruba Religion
Introduction
Esu in Yoruba Scholarship
Determinism in Yoruba Traditional Thought
Esu and the Paradox of Determinism in Yoruba Traditional Religion
Conclusion
References
Chapter 6 Esu and the Problem of Evil
Introduction
The Western Biblical Mindset Brought to Africa
Esu in Some Nigerian Religious Context
Review of the Literature on Esu among the Yoruba
Esu and the Problem of Evil
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 7 Ire and Ibi: Esu and the Philosophical Problem of Evil
Introduction
The Problem of Evil Stated
Theodicy
Evil in Yoruba Cultural Milieu
Esu and Other Divinities in Yoruba Pantheon
The Problem of Evil: A Yoruba African Perspective
Conclusion
Chapter 8 Esu and Liminality in the Yoruba Thought System A Leadership Perspective
Introduction
E.M. Lijadu, Ifa and Esu
The Dearth of Philosophical and Political Research and Studies on Esu
A culturally Sensitive Metaphysical and Epistemological Appreciation of Esu
Esu and Yoruba Indigenous Religion
Why is the Home of Esu at the Crossroads or Outside the Entrance of the Grove or Shrine or Home?
Why Are the Divinities in Yoruba Religion Unable to Become Laws unto Themselves ?
Why Does Olodumare Not Dispose of Esu, Even When Esu Becomes a Cross in Olodumares Throat Compelling Olodumare to Do Justice Rather Than Injustice?
To What Extent is Esu Responsible for the Epistemic Veracity and Veridicality in Yoruba Knowledge System?
Esu as Moral Enforcer
Esu Leadership Accountability and Socioeconomic Development in Yorubaland
Conclusion
References
Chapter 9 Convergence and Spirituality Esu in Lagos
Introduction
Predictions and Definitions
The Church in Nigeria
Predictions in the Modern Era
Case Study 1: Prophet Ojori
Ifa Divination
Case Study II: Babalawo Fabunmi
The Perception of Esu
Conclusion
References
Notes
Chapter 10: Esu Personal Testimonies by a Priest and Religion Leader
Introduction
The Divine Esu
Elegía the Trickster
The Neutral Role of Esu
Cultural Irreverence
The Door of Morality
Esu Role in the Physical Body
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