Topic
Syncretism
Syncretism merges African religions with Christianity and Islam; examine the historical blending, key examples, and effects on modern spiritual practice.
Yoruba
Yoruba Indigenous Religion in Church and Mosque: What Survived
The praise session at a Pentecostal church in Ìbàdàn opens the way a party opens. A gángan — the small talking drum held under the arm — answers the song leader line for line, bending its pitch to…
Yoruba
Yoruba Indigenous Religion in Church and Mosque: The 1% Gap
Around four in the morning during Ramadan, in the older quarters of Ìbàdàn and Ilọrin, a small band walks the street playing people awake for the pre-dawn meal. The music is called wéré, or ajísáàrì.
Yoruba
Yoruba Indigenous Religion in Church and Mosque: What Carried Over
The service ran two hours and ten minutes, and I spent most of it with a notebook on my knee, counting. Eleven congregational songs.