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    The book analyzes the concept of women in Yoruba religion by examining the different roles and statuses of women as mothers, wives, and spiritual entities called Iyami. It uses Odu Ifa, the Yoruba sacred scriptures, as the basis and teaches about the powerful and mysterious roles of women in the Ifa-Orisha tradition, how women subjugation is alien to Yoruba beliefs, and the emphasis on harmony between all creatures. It also details the rites of passage and distinct roles of an Iyanifa and a Babalawo. The book aims to inspire readers with ancient wisdom from Odu Ifa and mend a broken world.

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    The book analyzes the concept of women in Yoruba religion by examining the different roles and statuses of women as mothers, wives, and spiritual entities called Iyami. It uses Odu Ifa, the Yoruba sacred scriptures, as the basis and teaches about the powerful and mysterious roles of women in the Ifa-Orisha tradition, how women subjugation is alien to Yoruba beliefs, and the emphasis on harmony between all creatures. It also details the rites of passage and distinct roles of an Iyanifa and a Babalawo. The book aims to inspire readers with ancient wisdom from Odu Ifa and mend a broken world.

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    The book analyzes the concept of women in Yoruba religion by examining the different roles and statuses of women as mothers, wives, and spiritual entities called Iyami. It uses Odu Ifa, the Yoruba sacred scriptures, as the basis and teaches about the powerful and mysterious roles of women in the Ifa-Orisha tradition, how women subjugation is alien to Yoruba beliefs, and the emphasis on harmony between all creatures. It also details the rites of passage and distinct roles of an Iyanifa and a Babalawo. The book aims to inspire readers with ancient wisdom from Odu Ifa and mend a broken world.

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    The book analyzes the concept of women in Yoruba religion by examining the different roles and statuses of women as mothers, wives, and spiritual entities called Iyami. It uses Odu Ifa, the Yoruba sacred scriptures, as the basis and teaches about the powerful and mysterious roles of women in the Ifa-Orisha tradition, how women subjugation is alien to Yoruba beliefs, and the emphasis on harmony between all creatures. It also details the rites of passage and distinct roles of an Iyanifa and a Babalawo. The book aims to inspire readers with ancient wisdom from Odu Ifa and mend a broken world.

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    WOMEN IN YORUBA RELIGION

    A BOOK WRITTEN BY OLATUNJI MUYIWA SOMORIN


    THE BOOK ANALYSE THE CONCEPT OF WOMEN BY EXAMINING THE
    DIFFERENT "HEAD TIES" THAT ADORES WOMEN, NAMELY AS MOTHERS,
    WIVES, AND AS A SPIRITUAL ENTITY CALLED IYAMIS. ODU IFA, THE
    YORUBA SACRED SCRIPTURES, THE TOTAL BODY OF INSTRUCTION OF
    OLODUMARE(GOD IN YORUBA BELIEVE) IS THE BASIS FOR ALL
    REPRESENTATIONS.
    IN THE BOOK, YOU WILL LEARN AND KNOW:
    1. THE POWER, UNDERSTANDING THE SIGNIFICANT AND MYSTERIOUS
    ROLES OF WOMEN IN IFA-ORISA(YORUBA) TRADITION.
    2. THAT WOMEN SUBJUGATION OR DOMINATION BY MEN IS NOT ONLY
    ALIEN TO YORUBA, BUT ALSO HAS NO BASIS IN YORUBA RELIGION.
    3. THAT THE YORUBA PLACES MORE EMPHASIS ON THE STATE OF
    PERFECTLY OR HARMONIOUSLY ALIGNED POSITION WITH ALL CREATURES
    BY CONSIDERING THE MICRO AND MACRO NATURE, STATE AND
    TENDENCIES OF EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME.
    4. THE DIFFERENT RITES OF PASSAGES AND THEIR IMPORTANCE IN
    YORUBA RELIGION ESPECIALLY IFA INITIATION FOR BOTH SEXES IN
    ADDITION TO LEARNING IFA TEXTS AND LEADING OR PARTAKING IN ALL
    IFA RITUALS EXCEPT SEEING ODU BY WOMEN.
    5. THE DISTINCT, MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL AND COMPLIMENTARY ROLES OF
    AN IYANIFA AND A BABALAWO.
    SOME PREPARATIONS TO TAP INTO THE ENERGIES OF IYAMI WERE ALSO
    MENTIONED.
    EVERY READER WILL BE INSPIRED BY THE ANCIENT WISDOM FROM THE
    ODU IFA USED.
    THE ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OF THE SACRED TEXT ARE THE NEAREST IN
    MEANING IN THE AUTHORS OPINION AND MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE THE
    BEST.
    THIS IS A RECIPE TO MEND OUR BROKEN WORLD.

    PUBLISHED BY TELEDALASE
    EPOSO/ODE REMO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA.
    WWW.TELEDALASE.NET
    [email protected]
    [email protected]

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