Oduduwa
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Oduduwa (Oddudua, Oddua, Odùduwà) is the first king of Ile-Ife and ancestor of the Yoruba , who named himself after his deity Oduduwa.
The origin of Oduduwa is a mystery . Mythologically he is the first person. Another Yoruba tradition says that he fled Mecca . After his death, his youngest son, Oranmiyan, who was also the first king in Benin , succeeded him.
In the religion of the Yoruba , he replaced Obatala in his creation of the world after he had created deformities while drunk. Accordingly, Oduduwa is worshiped as a male deity in Ife, but as a female deity in other Yoruba kingdoms.
bibliography
- W. Bascom: The Yoruba of Southwestern Nigeria . New York, 1969.
- JS Ojuade: The Issue of "Oduduwa" in Yoruba Genesis: The Myths and Realities. In: Transafrican Journal of History, 21 (1992), 139-158.
- A. Obayemi: The Yoruba and Edo-speaking Peoples and Their Neighbors Before 1600 AD. In: J. Ajayi & M. Crowder (Eds.): History of West Africa, Volume I, Harlow, 1985, 255-322.
Web links
- Dr. Hans Gerald Hödl, lecture from 2003: African Religions II - Introduction to the religion of the Yorùbá ( Memento from March 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF, 1.9 MB)
- Thomas Altmann ( Memento from July 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), article from 2004: Yoruba-Religion (Lukumí) ( Memento from July 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) and many links Concerning Afro-Caribbean Religion, Santería and Batá Drumming ( Memento of March 10, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) (October 2004)
- Peter T. Fenz, update HP 2016: Yoruba IFA System
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maurice Archibong (May 11, 2006): Ile-Ife: Sips from the Fountain of Wisdom, ( Memento of June 14, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) in: The Sun News Online travels (Nigeria).