CONTENTS
PART ONE BELIEFS
1 Belief in the supreme being
Review of scholars views
The names of the Supreme Being
Olodumare
Olorun
Eledaa
Alaaye
Elemii
Olojo oni
Attributes of the supreme being
He is the Creator
He is unique
He is immortal
He is Omnipotent
He is Omniscient
He is King and Judge
He is transcendent
2 Belief in Divination and Spirits
Primordial divinities
Obatala (Orisanla)
Orunmila
Oduduwa
Esu
Ogun
Deified ancestors
Sango
Orisa oko
Ayelala
Personification of natural forces and phenomena
The earth
Rivers, lagoons and the sea
Mountains and hills
Trees
Wind
3 Belief in the Ancestors
Treatment of the corpse
Location of the hereafter
Post mortem judgment
Reincarnation
Relationship between the living and the ancestors
Worship or veneration?
4 Belief in Mysterious Powers
Incantations
Medicine
Magic
Witchcraft
Essential elements of witchcraft
Belief in witchcraft
The future of witchcraft
5 Elements Of Worship
what is worship?
Characteristic features of worship
Prayer
Sacred people
Sacred Places
Mood of Worshippers
6 Divination and sacrifice
Definition and purpose of divination
Types of divination
Dida obi
Erindinlogun
Opele
Ifa
The relevance of divination to sacrifice
7 Meaning and Purposes of Sacrifice
General meaning of sacrifice
Religious connotation of sacrifice
Purposes of sacrifice
8 Types of sacrifice
Ebo ope ati idapo ( thanksgiving and communion sacrifice)
Ebo Eje (votive sacrifice)
Ebo Etutu (Propitiatory sacrifice)
Ebo Ojukoribi (Preventive sacrifice)
Ebo Ayepinun (substitutionary sacrifice)
Ebo Ipile (Foundation sacrifice)
9 Elements of Sacrificial Rites
Victims and materials of sacrifice
Symbolic meanings of materials and victims of sacrifice
Fowl (Adie)
Pigeon (Eyele)
Fish (Eja)
Sheep (Agutan)
Cow (Eranla)
Human Victim (Oluwo or Oluo)
Palm oil (Epo)
Native Chalk (Efun)
Alligator pepper (Ataare)
Palm fronds (Mariwo)
Preparation
Invocation
Presentation
Immolation
Treatment of victims or materials of sacrifice
10 Factors militating against traditional rites
Islam
Christianity
Education and improved medical facilities
Concluding remarks
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