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The thunder orisa and fourth Alaafin of Oyo, the contested question of whether a king became a god or a god absorbed a king, the Oba ko so narrative, and Sango in Cuba and Brazil.

Ṣàngó is the Yoruba divinity of thunder, lightning, fire, justice, and royal power, whose cult formed the theological foundation of the Ọ̀yọ́ Empire.

The historical Alaafin of Old Oyo and the orisa of thunder, lightning, and justice, examining the tension between imperial history and apotheosis.

A comprehensive scholarly account of the life, dramaturgy, archival record, and historiographical debates surrounding the Nigerian playwright and folk opera pioneer Duro Ládipọ̀.