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The Yoruba deity of smallpox, contagious epidemics, and the dry earth, whose historical priesthood managed public health before colonial suppression and Atlantic reinterpretation.

A comprehensive scholarly reference on Ọbalúayé, the Yoruba divinity of the earth, infectious disease, and physical healing, covering theological domains, liturgical poetry, colonial suppression, and transatlantic diaspora developments.