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from editorial to distribution, with the aim to bring genuine Yorùbá tradition
to audiences worldwide.
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The Oduduwa Europe is an independent international publisher that promotes publications with thematic emphases on Sub-Saharan Africa, especially Yorùbáland and the Yorùbás.
Committed to authenticity and excellence, our mission is to promote distinguished authors in the fields of humanities, social sciences and arts, with a particular focus on the traditional Yorùbá culture and its people.
Our publications are the result of a decades’ worth of scientific collaboration between Europe and Nigeria and are intended for the scientific community as well as for readers broadly interested in the subject.
In addition to research output by the members of our Research Centre, we have been publishing journals, books and newsletters.
Oduduwa Europe strives to preserve the traditional knowledge and wisdom of the Yorubas and bring it closer to scholars, educators, students, priests, devotees, travellers and the general readership.
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“It would be risky to claim that the preservation of Yoruba oral tradition entirely depends on our publications; however, I can say without a shadow of a doubt that the technologisation and coexistence of our loyal-to-source language varieties form an invaluable register of this millennial wisdom and knowledge.”
— Maja Mesesnel, editor
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Adéṣínà Síkírù Sàlámì – Bàbá King, Rodrigo Ribeiro Frias, Ìdòwú Àlí
DICIONÁRIO de iorubá-português e português-iorubá
Indispensable to the study of the Yorùbá language
• More than 45,000 entries;
• More than 58,000 definitions, often presented in context;
• Grammatical, etymological, and cultural information, including dialectal
variations;
• Frequently used terms of Yorùbá origin in Brazilian Portuguese, adapted
into Portuguese according to Yorùbá pronunciation;
• Revised in accordance with the New Orthographic Agreement;
• Thumb index tabs for easier reference;
• A mini encyclopaedia of written and spoken vocabulary related to the
Traditional Yorùbá Religion, absent from other dictionaries.
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Adéṣínà Síkírù Sàlámì – Bàbá King and Maja Mesesnel
Ẹ̀RÌNDÍLÓGÚN – THE VOICES OF THE ÒRÌṢÀ
A practical manual for the divination with 16 cowries including 514 versions of odù
Through a well elaborated methodology, the book teaches how to technically perform the divination with 16 cowries, in addition to providing readily applicable descriptions of the òrìṣà and odù, focusing on explanations of fundamental ritualistic procedures that follow every act of divination.
The forte of the book is the registration of up to 42 versions of every odù related to the divination with 16 cowries, amounting to 514 versions that are enriched with loyal-to-source translations, interpretations, and additional commentaries.
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Forthcoming title
Adéṣínà Síkírù Sàlámì – Bàbá King and Maja Mesesnel
Notes on Yorùbá Culture, Theology, Rituals, and Symbolism Vol. 1 & Vol. 2
A marvellous culmination of 40 years of study and research is presented in approximately 1,500 perfectly structured pages of English texts substantiated with expressions of authentic Yorùbá 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.
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