Folk Liturgies and Narratives of Holy Wells among the Yoruba of Southwest Nigeria

IF 0.2 Q4 ANTHROPOLOGY
Oluwafunminiyi Raheem
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Abstract

Building on Celeste Ray’s extensive research on Ireland’s holy wells, I show how folk liturgies underlie meanings that are closely related to some of the practices that manifest around holy wells among the Yoruba in southwest Nigeria – meanings that are often neglected in the holy wells literature. I adapt some holy wells terms as they appear in existing studies for illustrative as well as for comparative purposes. Their interpretation and analysis will, however, focus on the liturgical narratives that best fit the article’s perception of what is local to holy wells among the Yoruba. With a focus on two holy wells, Olokun and Ori Aye, the article draws on the testimonies of local knowledge, close research encounters of ritual practices and performances and readings from extant literature to open the window through which holy wells and their various manifestations in the socio-cultural life among the Yoruba could be properly assessed and adequately understood.
尼日利亚西南部约鲁巴人的民间礼拜仪式和圣井叙述
在Celeste Ray对爱尔兰圣井的广泛研究的基础上,我展示了民间礼拜仪式是如何构成与尼日利亚西南部约鲁巴人圣井周围的一些习俗密切相关的含义的——这些含义在圣井文献中经常被忽视。我对现有研究中出现的一些圣井术语进行了调整,以便于说明和比较。然而,他们的解释和分析将集中在最符合文章对约鲁巴人圣井的当地看法的礼拜叙事上。文章以两口圣井Olokun和Ori Aye为重点,利用当地知识的证词、对仪式实践和表演的近距离研究以及对现存文献的解读,打开了一扇窗户,通过这扇窗户,可以正确评估和充分理解圣井及其在约鲁巴人社会文化生活中的各种表现。
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Etnoloska Tribina
Etnoloska Tribina ANTHROPOLOGY-
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