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Foundations·35 min

What Yorùbá Tradition Is Not

Twelve widespread misconceptions about Yorùbá religion and thought, each answered with evidence, correcting hostile distortions and celebratory overclaims alike.

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Practice·22 min

Common Misconceptions About Practice

Five claims routinely made about Yoruba practice, stated plainly and answered with evidence: divination as fortune-telling, ebo as bribery, babalawo as priest, traditional medicine as superstition, and orisa worship as polytheism.

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