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A marvellous culmination of 30 years of study and research is presented in approximately 1,500 perfectly structured pages of English texts substantiated with expressions of authentic Yoruba orality, faithfully translated with added generous commentary and a selection of meaningful photos.
A unique and incomparable work for scholars, researchers, students, priests and devotees.
Maja Mesesnel, editor
Book release: 2020
in collaboration with
Babalorisha Adésíná Síkírù Sàlámì - Bàbá King, Ph.D., is Yoruba, born in Abéòkúta, the capital of Ogun State in Nigeria. He is a member of a family with a rich spiritual history of priests belonging to the royal Kenta family. For more than three decades, he has been dedicating most of his time to scientific research, in-depth study and teaching of the traditional Yoruba language, culture and religion on an international level.
