{"product_id":"yoruba-mythology-stories-of-the-orisa","title":"Yoruba Mythology \/\/ Stories of the Orisa from West Africa and the Diaspora (Pre-order, Oct 20 2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis first major work of Yoruba mythology retells hundreds of traditional tales of the Orisa, Yoruba Heroes, and Ijapa from West Africa, Cuba, and Brazil. Beautifully illustrated throughout.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoruba mythology is sacred to the traditional Yoruba religion and culture of the Yoruba people of West Africa found primarily in Nigeria, Bénin Republic, and Togo. It is a community of more than 100 million practitioners, who can be found on every continent. An oral tradition, many of the stories revolve around Olodumare, a Supreme Being, and the source of all creation and a number of divinities, or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrisa\u003c\/i\u003e, who control the elements of nature, events, and human behavior including Obatala (creation), Oduduwa (the warrior), Sango (lightning, fire, dance, and drumming), Oya (wind, storms, and thunder), Esu (chaos and trickery), Yamoja (motherhood and protection), and Iku (death), to name just a few.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eYoruba Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the first-ever full-scale collection of more than 300 myths of this ancient, profound, and beautiful storytelling tradition. Authors Ayodeji Ogunnaike and Oludamini Ogunnaike have spent decades learning and collecting these myths and are uniquely qualified to write this book. Many of the stories they include are recalled from their own childhood where Yoruba myths are traditionally told to young children, while many more are the result a years-long research and encounters with Yoruba practitioners in Nigeria, Cuba, and Brazil. A gift to both those familiar to Yoruba culture and tradition and those who are encountering it for the first time,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eYoruba Mythology\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis an important and long-awaited contribution to the mythological canon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAyodeji Ogunnaike, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the Assistant Professor of African Religions at McGill University. His research focuses mostly on Yoruba oriṣa worship in Nigeria, but also addresses Islam in Africa, Christianity in Africa, and diaspora religions--Brazilian Candomblé in particular. Having studied Ifa divination with a high priest and diviner in Nigeria, he has a keen interest in indigenous African intellectual traditions and mythology. He is the author of the forthcoming \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Worship Becomes Religion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (forthcoming with Duke university Press) and is currently developing and curating an online library of Ifa orature. He lives in Montreal, Canada.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOludamini Ogunnaike, Ph.D.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe Associate Professor of African Religious Thought and Democracy at The University of Virginia. His research examines the philosophical and artistic dimensions of postcolonial, colonial, and pre-colonial Islamic and indigenous religious traditions of West and North Africa, especially Sufism and Ifa. He is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeep Knowledge: Ways of Knowing in Sufism and Ifa, Two West African Intellectual Traditions\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Penn State University Press, 2020), winner of the Outstanding First Book Prize of the Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoetry in Praise of Prophetic Perfection: West African Madīḥ Poetry and its Precedents\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Islamic Texts Society, 2020). He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eData Oruwari,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealso known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ancestors' Scribe, ' is a Nigerian-born, Virginia-based visionary artist whose work channels divine intelligence and ancestral wisdom. Working primarily in pen \u0026amp; ink, and gold leaf, her iconographic style, marked by meticulous detail and symbolic depth, explores Afro-spiritual cosmology and the interconnectedness of the spiritual and material realms. She lives in Virginia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Black Dog \u0026amp; Leventhal Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: October 20, 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 632\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9780762485475\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions : 9.5 X 7.3 X 1.8 inches \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: Politics, Spirituality \u0026amp; Religion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ayodeji Ogunnaike, Ph.D","offers":[{"title":"(Pre-order, Oct 20 2026) Hardcover","offer_id":48022300262635,"sku":"9780762485475","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9780762485475_9d65c.jpg?v=1775262080","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/yoruba-mythology-stories-of-the-orisa","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}