Ifa divination
article 1939 Clarke, John Digby

YorubaAfrica > Western Africa
This is an account of the system of divination common to all the Yoruba peoples and with special reference to the system as it is practiced in Ilorin Province. It includes a discussion of the position of Ifa and Elegba in Yoruba theology; the mytholo...

Three Yoruba fertility ceremonies
article 1944 Clarke, John Digby

YorubaAfrica > Western Africa
This article is an account of three festivals seen by the author in the southeastern corner of Ilorin Province in 1938. The three are the Epa Festival of Ora, the Are Festival of Iloffa, and the Eji (or Asagba) Ceremony of Imode. Detailed description...