Common Yoruba Myths & Superstitions

By Wale Owoeye

COMMON YORUBA MYTHS & SUPERSTITIONS presents extant traditional beliefs as cognized and practiced by Yoruba people of West Africa. 

Insightful, original and visceral, this vintage collection of Yoruba myths and superstitions is made especially for Africans in Diaspora and other cultural researchers interested in knowing about the ancient aspects of Yoruba culture that is still observed in modern times.

The monograph is by Wale Owoeye, foremost Neo-Negritudian and the author of Elere- Omo ( Spirit- Child).

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pipit Inc.
• Release date: Oct 4, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386002475

Wale Owoeye

Wale Sasamura-Owoeye is a lawyer, poet, author, mystic, publisher, teacher and Renaissance Man. A Neo-Negritudian with the mission to make modern literary masterpieces for world audience, Wale Sasamura lives and practices law in Lagos, Nigeria

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COMMON

YORUBA

MYTHS

&

SUPERSTITIONS

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WALE OWOEYE

Published by Pipit Inc. Deluxe Edition. All rights reserved. Not to be resold or stolen.

© Copyright 2016 Wale Owoeye.

Dedicated to Susan Wenger

Adunni Olorisha

FOREWORD

COMMON YORUBA MYTHS & SUPERSTITIONS is a vintage collection of myths and superstitions common to Yoruba people of West Africa. The corpus comprises extant traditional beliefs, still found in practice, common to Yoruba people, and shared with other ancient tribes of Africa.

Myths and Superstitions are cultural distillations of ancient wisdom and experiences, passed down in oral form and traditions, to serve as general guide against certain acts and deeds that maintains the society.

All cultures of the world have their own unique set of myths and superstitions.  Myths and superstitions were evolved by humans in their attempt to understand some of inexplicable phenomenon in the world and give meaning and structure to an otherwise inscrutable reality.

The Yoruba people developed a system of myths and superstitions based on their unique culture and traditional religion, most of which still find their way into modern times; observed unconsciously by the people in their day to day activities. A good example is the myth tied around child-naming in Yoruba land, held sacrosanct and strictly followed by Yoruba people wherever they might be in the world.

This monograph presents a batch of these beautiful Yoruba myths and superstitions for your enlightenment and enjoyment. While the main text is written in English language for easy understanding of Africans in Diaspora and global readers, they are supplemented with Yoruba sayings and proverbs that highlight the meaning of the text in bolder terms.

Explore into the mysteries and beauty of Yoruba Myths & Superstitions.

Ire o.

Wale Owoeye Esq.,

Lagos.

African myths are living truths, shared and observed, for the cycle of the ancestors to subsist

-  Leopold Sedar Senghor