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- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Geography and Society
- Part I Long Historical Formations
- Part II Yoruba Polities and Entry into the Atlantic World
- Part III The Nineteenth Century: Wars and Transformations
- Part IV Economic, Social, and Cultural Practices over Time
- 11 The Precolonial Economy
- 12 Religion and World View
- 13 Creativity: Arts, Body Adornments, and Music
- Part V Colonial Yoruba
- Part VI Postcolonial Yoruba
- Notes
- References
- Index
12 - Religion and World View
from Part IV - Economic, Social, and Cultural Practices over Time
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 July 2019
- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Geography and Society
- Part I Long Historical Formations
- Part II Yoruba Polities and Entry into the Atlantic World
- Part III The Nineteenth Century: Wars and Transformations
- Part IV Economic, Social, and Cultural Practices over Time
- 11 The Precolonial Economy
- 12 Religion and World View
- 13 Creativity: Arts, Body Adornments, and Music
- Part V Colonial Yoruba
- Part VI Postcolonial Yoruba
- Notes
- References
- Index
Summary
Yoruba people of the past practiced different religions that varied from town to town. Such variation can be found in studies conducted in different parts of Yorubaland in the early twentieth century (e.g., Bascom ; Morton-Williams ).
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- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present , pp. 271 - 294Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019