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S. Olaleye

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Open access Sep 2026

Gbogbo Wa Lẹlẹ́bọ: The Duality of Ẹbọ-Sacrifice as a Healing Practice in Human History

Ẹbọ-sacrifice occupies an important place in Yorùbá approaches to healing and human well-being, yet its meaning is often restricted to its spiritual or religious dimension. This study examines Ẹbọ as a dual practice encompassing both spiritual and secular dimensions of human life. It argues that while spiritual Ẹbọ inv...

T. F. Awosola, S. Olaleye, A. O. Gbadamosi et al. · 0 citations
Open access Sep 2026

Ẹ̀SÌN IS NOT RELIGION: A CONCEPTUAL AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL DISTINCTION IN YORÙBÁ-NIGERIAN THOUGHT

This paper challenges the routine translation of the Yorùbá word ẹ̀sìn as "religion," an equivalence that has become deeply entrenched in both scholarly and everyday usage. The English term "religion" carries the weight of a specifically Western intellectual lineage shaped by Latin Christendom, post-Reformation denomin...

T. F. Awosola, A. Bo̩larinwa, S. Olaleye · 0 citations

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